
NEA’s list of household cleaning products against Wuhan Virus
National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore has just released a list of Household Disinfectants and Cleaning Products that come with active ingredients that will effectively kill coronaviruses including the more recent COVID-19.
List of cleaning products
The products can be commonly found in supermarkets and general stores here. Familiar brands that are found in the list include Dettol, Clorox, KAO, Mr Muscle and more.
Here’s the list.
Product Name | Active Ingredients | |
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1. | Simple Green Clean Finish | Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides 0.15% Alkyl dimethyl ethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides 0.15% |
2. | Clorox Disinfectant Wipes | Alkyl dimenthylbenzyl ammonium chloride 0.13% |
3. | Clorox Scentiva Disinfectant (Various Scents) | Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride 0.3% |
4. | Dettol Anti-bacterial Surface Cleanser Trigger Spray | Benzalkonium chloride 0.096% |
5. | Dettol Healthy Clean Kitchen | Benzalkonium chloride 0.1% |
6. | Dettol Healthy Clean Bathroom | Benzalkonium chloride 0.1% Hydrogen peroxide 1% |
7. | Mr Muscle 5 in 1 Multi-Purpose Cleaner (Various Scents) | Quartenary ammonium compounds 0.16% |
8. | Dettol Laundry Sanitiser | Chloroxylenol 2% |
9. | Walch Laundry Sanitiser | Chloroxylenol 2.3-2.5% |
10. | Walch Antiseptic Germicide | Chloroxylenol 4.5-5.5% |
11. | Dettol Antiseptic Germicide | Chloroxylenol 4.8% |
12. | Dettol Antiseptic Disinfectant Liquid | Chloroxylenol 4.8% |
13. | Kao Bleach Liquid | Hypochlorite > 1% |
14. | Clorox Clean-Up Cleaner + Bleach | Sodium hypochlorite 1.84% |
15. | Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach | Sodium hypochlorite 2.40% |
16. | Essential Waitrose Thick Original Bleach | Sodium hypochlorite 2.5-5.0% |
17. | Budget Bleach | Sodium hypochlorite 3.25% |
18. | Giant All Purpose Household Bleach | Sodium hypochlorite 5.25% |
The public can also look out for products with these active ingredients in them that have proven effective against the virus.
Active Ingredient (A.I.) | |
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1. | Sodium hypochlorite (0.1 – 0.5%)1 |
2. | 70% ethyl alcohol1 |
3. | Povidone-iodine (1% iodine)1 |
4. | Chloroxylenol (0.24%)2 |
5. | 50% isopropanol3 |
6. | 0.05% benzalkonium chloride3 (Quaternary Ammonium Compound) |
7. | 50ppm iodine in iodophor3 |
8. | 0.23% sodium chlorite3 |
9. | 1% cresol soap3 (sodium alkyl-ben-zene sulfonate) |
10. | Hydrogen peroxide (0.5-7.0%)4 |
Product illustration
Popular Facebook page Singapore Atrium Sale has also provided us with illustrations for ease of recognizing the cleaning products when looking for them in supermarkets and stores.
Here’s every single one of them.
So useful.
Usage precautions
NEA has also advised avoiding contact with eyes and skin when using these cleaning products due to the harsh chemical contents in them. Additionally, when sodium hypochlorite is used on metal, wipe away residues after 10 minutes with a wet cloth as it is corrosive to metals.
You can also refer to the guidelines below for environmental cleaning of residences that may be exposed to the COVID-19 virus.