The eight most common mistakes facilities make when selecting disinfecting wipes are: choosing on purchase price without calculating true cost-per-use; assuming a DIN number confirms kill claim suitability for the facility; ignoring dwell time against real operating conditions; applying one product across all zones without verifying zone-specific requirements; overlooking surface compatibility; treating consumer-grade wipes as equivalent to commercial-grade; using US-registered products in Canada without a Health Canada DIN; and failing to evaluate supply chain reliability before a disruption makes it relevant.

DIN Registered Disinfectant: What It Actually Means
“Kills 99.9% of germs” is on a lot of labels. “Disinfects” is a much smaller club, and in Canada, it’s not a marketing decision, it’s a regulatory one. Any product




