EPA Registration Number

The easiest way to find a product on this list is to enter the first two sets of its EPA registration number into the search bar above the list of products.

For example, if EPA Reg. No. 12345-12 is on List N, you can buy EPA Reg. No. 12345-12-2567 and know you’re getting an equivalent product. You can find this number by looking for the EPA Reg. No. on the product label.

Formulation Type

Dilutable: Dilutable liquid

RTU: Ready-To-Use

Impregnated materials: product with the disinfectant built into it

Emerging Viral Pathogen Claim?

If a product qualified for the emerging viral pathogen claim, it is effective against a harder-to-kill virus than human coronavirus. All products on this list meet EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2, including those marked as “No” in this column.

What is an emerging viral pathogen claim? 

What does the column “emerging viral pathogen claim” indicate in List N?

Contact Time (in minutes)

The contact time is the amount of time the surface should be treated for. The surface should be visibly wet for the duration of the contact time.

Follow the disinfection directions and preparation for the following virus

If this column shows something other than human coronavirus, that means it works against a harder-to-kill virus. If you follow the contact time listed here for this harder-to-kill virus, EPA expects the product to be effective against SARS-CoV-2. All products on this list meet EPA's criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2 regardless of what is shown in this column. 

Learn more about this column.

Surface Type

This column tells you the types of surfaces on which the disinfectant can be used (e.g., non-porous surfaces like doorknobs or stainless steel counters, or porous surfaces such as fabric).

HN: Hard Nonporous

P: Porous

FCNR: Food Contact Surfaces, No Rinse (use on surfaces, not food) – more information

FCR: Food Contact Surfaces, Post-Rinse Required (use on surfaces, not food) – more information

Use Site

This column tells you where the disinfectant can be used:

• Healthcare: Hospital, dental or other healthcare facilities
• Institutional: Schools, office buildings, and restaurants
• Residential: Homes

Product Name

List N only includes the primary product registered by EPA. These products may be marketed and sold under different brand names that you are more familiar with seeing on shelves so we recommend that you rely on comparing the first two sections of EPA registration number to find a product on this list. More information is available here.