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BS EN ISO 16212:2017

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Withdrawn

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Cosmetics. Microbiology. Enumeration of yeast and mould

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

30-09-2022

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-09-2017

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Committee
CW/217
DevelopmentNote
Renumbers & supersedes BS ISO 16212. 2011 version incorporates corrigendum to BS ISO 16212. Supersedes 07/30136068 DC. (07/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

This document gives general guidelines for enumeration of yeast and mould present in cosmetics by counting the colonies on selective agar medium after aerobic incubation.

In order to ensure product quality and safety for consumers, it is advisable to perform an appropriate microbiological risk analysis to determine the types of cosmetic products to which this document is applicable. Products considered to present a low microbiological risk (see ISO29621 ) include those with low water activity or extreme pH values, hydro-alcoholic products, etc.

Because of the large variety of cosmetic products within this field of application, this method might not be suited to some products in every detail (e.g. certain water-immiscible products). Other methods (e.g. automated) can be substituted for the tests presented here provided that their equivalence has been demonstrated or the method has been otherwise shown to be suitable.

Yeast enumerated can be identified using suitable identification tests, for example, tests described in the standards listed in the Bibliography. Mould enumerated can be identified by other appropriate methods, if necessary.

Standards Relationship
EN ISO 16212:2017 Identical
ISO 16212:2017 Identical

EN 13624:2013 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity in the medical area - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)
ISO 29621:2017 Cosmetics — Microbiology — Guidelines for the risk assessment and identification of microbiologically low-risk products
EN 12353:2013 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal (including Legionella), mycobactericidal, sporicidal, fungicidal and virucidal (including bacteriophages) activity
ISO 18415:2017 Cosmetics — Microbiology — Detection of specified and non-specified microorganisms
ISO 18416:2015 Cosmetics Microbiology Detection of Candida albicans
ISO 21148:2017 Cosmetics — Microbiology — General instructions for microbiological examination

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