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BS ISO 16212 : 2008

Superseded

Superseded

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COSMETICS - MICROBIOLOGY - ENUMERATION OF YEAST AND MOULD

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-07-2011

Superseded by

BS EN ISO 16212:2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2008

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principles
   4.1 General
   4.2 Plate count
   4.3 Membrane filtration
5 Diluents, neutralizers and culture media
   5.1 General
   5.2 Neutralizing diluents and diluents
   5.3 Diluent for yeast suspension (tryptone sodium chloride
        solution)
   5.4 Culture media
6 Apparatus and glassware
7 Strain of microorganisms
8 Handling of cosmetic products and laboratory samples
9 Procedure
   9.1 General recommendation
   9.2 Preparation of the initial suspension
   9.3 Counting methods
10 Counting of colonies (plate counts and membrane filtration
   methods)
11 Expression of results
   11.1 Method of calculation for plate count
   11.2 Interpretation
12 Neutralization of the antifungicidal properties of the product
   12.1 General
   12.2 Preparation of inoculum
   12.3 Validation of counting methods
13 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Other neutralizing diluents
Annex B (informative) - Other diluents
Annex C (informative) - Other culture media
Annex D (informative) - Neutralizers of antifungicidal activity of
        preservatives and rinsing liquids
Bibliography

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

Committee
CW/217
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 07/30136068 DC. (10/2008) Renumbered & superseded by BS EN ISO 16212. (07/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
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)
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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