DIN Standards Committee Food and Agricultural Products
DIN EN ISO 16187
Footwear and footwear components - Test method to assess antibacterial activity (ISO 16187:2013); German version EN ISO 16187:2013
Schuhe und Schuhbestandteile - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der antibakteriellen Wirkung (ISO 16187:2013); Deutsche Fassung EN ISO 16187:2013
Overview
This International Standard specifies quantitative test methods to evaluate the antibacterial activity of footwear and components. The document is applicable to all types of footwear and components employing non-diffusing antibacterial treatments. The user can select the most appropriate of the following methods to assess antibacterial activity: a) Qualitative method (halogen test). This is the test method for estimation of the antibacterial activity of footwear products which have received a subsequent antibacterial treatment using halogens and is applicable when the chemicals for the subsequent antibacterial treatment can be easily diffused in a plated agar culture medium. b) Quantitative method (absorption test). This is the test method for estimation of the antibacterial activity of footwear products receiving an antibacterial treatment for which a bacteriostatic activity value or a bacterial activity value is used. The test standard is directed at manufacturers and distributors of footwear as well as testing laboratories. The committee responsible for this standard is NA 062-04-52 AA "Schuhe" ("Footwear") at DIN.
