[Situation of environmental and food area disinfectants registered in Spain under directive 98/8/CE].

Background: Directive 98/8/EC harmonizes and regulates in the European market authorization and registration of biocides and establishes a period of 14 years for review of active substances. This study analyzes the most significant changes produced in the registry of biocides used as disinfectants registered since the publication of the Directive.

Method: Information was obtained from the registry of biocides published in the website of the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality in May 2010.