The first aerosolised aircraft insecticide worldwide to receive an approval for sale and use in all 27 Members States of the European Union, including Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, is now available to airline customers.
The collaborative efforts of Aero-Sense and Honeywell’s Industrial Aerosols department, Aircraft Insecticide ASD, is the first to acquire a Union Authorisation under the European Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) successfully, whilst meeting World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations, as well as in IATA and ICAO guidelines.
“Only a product that is 100% tested conform safety requirements passes this strict evaluation process,” said Jochen Rosseel, COO at Aero-Sense. “Our aircraft insecticide ASD does not only protect the health and safety of passengers and crew, but it also gains their trust.”
Under the BPR, manufactures have to prove no carcinogenic, endocrine disrupting or toxic substances are present in the product.
“We strongly believe this is the way forward,” Jochen Rosseel explained: “It’s not only future proof in terms of emission requirements. Our Aircraft Insecticide ASD holds an approval for sale and use in the entire European Union, including Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. Making it a legal one-stop-shop solution for any airline flying in and out of the EU.”
Using Honeywell’s non-flammable Solstice propellant also makes the product one of the greenest options on the market. Under the European Regulation on the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, technical aerosols are required to have a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than 150.
According to Rosseel, previous generation aircraft insecticides usually have a GWP of more than 1,300 as they contain harmful HFCs. The switch to the new propellant reduces the GWP of the Aero-Sense Insecticide to less than 1, far exceeding the EU requirements.
