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Is cold sterile (glutaraldehyde) approved to kill SARS-Cov-2?

The U.S. EPA maintains a list of disinfectants to use against COVID-19. This list is being updated on a periodic basis and can be accessed at: https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/about-list-n-disinfectants-coronavirus-covid-19-0.

If you have a specific product name or EPA registration number, that can also be searched on this EPA webpage.

Resources

1) U.S Environmental Protection Agency. List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2. https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/about-list-n-disinfectants-coronavirus-covid-19-0. Accessed on April 23, 2020.