Softox Solutions AS received the final approval on its application for the SoftOx biocidal product family for hand- and surface disinfection from the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI). This approval allows SoftOx to sell its disinfection products in Sweden. SoftOx can use this approval as a basis for new applications — mutual recognition in sequence — in any European market.

As the Swedish authorities have diligently evaluated and approved the application, the mutual recognition process, described in the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), is considered a less complex and less expensive process. A safe and effective alternative to alcohol-based disinfectants In addition, this approval may provide opportunities in markets outside Europe that normally rely on either EU or US regulatory decisions.