Modified quantitative association of official analytical chemists sporicidal test for liquid chemical germicides.

The Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) test for sporicidal activity of disinfectants (966.04) is used in the United States as the legal criteria for classifying a liquid as a chemical sterilant and also as the indicator of the highest level of disinfectant. This qualitative test contains procedures that may cause inaccurate results.