Rationale

Standard Guide F3089 was revised in 2022 and approved while maintaining the scope of the previous revision. During revision, subcommittee members noted that the standard contains a large amount content related to viruses and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathyies (TSEs) agents, disproportionate compared to other topics and redundant with the authoritative documents on the topic. There is a risk that this document will not be updated when those authoritative documents are updated and causes users to follow outdated approaches. The goal of this draft is to reduce the content related to viruses and TSE agents, with the preference that users refer to the authoritative documents. Minor editorial changes may be also be included.