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BS ISO 18415 : 2007

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COSMETICS - MICROBIOLOGY - DETECTION OF SPECIFIED AND NON-SPECIFIED MICROORGANISMS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-07-2011

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2007

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Diluents and culture media
   5.1 General
   5.2 Diluent for the microbial suspension (tryptone sodium
        chloride solution)
   5.3 Culture media
6 Apparatus and glassware
7 Strains of microorganism
8 Handling of cosmetic products and laboratory samples
9 Procedure
   9.1 General recommendations
   9.2 Preparation of the initial suspension in the enrichment
        broth
   9.3 Incubation of the initial suspension
   9.4 Isolation of specified and non-specified microorganisms
   9.5 Procedure for identification of the specified microorganism:
        Pseudomonas aeruginosa
   9.6 Procedure for identification of the specified microorganism:
        Escherichia coli
   9.7 Procedure for identification of the specified microorganism:
        Staphylococus aureus
   9.8 Procedure for the identification of the specified
        microorganism: Candida albicans
   9.9 Procedure for the identification of non-specified
        microorganisms
10 Expression of the results
   10.1 Detection of specified microorganisms
   10.2 Detection of non-specified microorganisms
   10.3 Absence of microorganisms
11 Neutralization of the antimicrobial properties of the product
   11.1 General
   11.2 Preparation of inoculum
   11.3 Validation of detection method by enrichment
12 Test report
Annex A (informative) General scheme for identification of
        microorganisms
Annex B (informative) Other Media
Annex C (informative) Neutralizers of antimicrobial activity of
        preservatives and rinsing liquids
Bibliography

Provides general guidelines for the detection and identification of specified microorganisms in cosmetic products as well as for the detection and identification of other kinds of aerobic mesophilic non-specified microorganisms in cosmetic products.

Committee
CW/217
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 05/30136072 DC. (09/2007) Renumbered & superseded by BS EN ISO 18415. (07/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 18415:2007 Identical
ISO 18415:2017 Identical

ISO 21149:2017 Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria
ISO 22718:2015 Cosmetics Microbiology Detection of Staphylococcus aureus
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 22717:2015 Cosmetics Microbiology Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ISO 16212:2017 Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration of yeast and mould
ISO 18416:2015 Cosmetics Microbiology Detection of Candida albicans
ISO 21148:2017 Cosmetics — Microbiology — General instructions for microbiological examination
EN 1040:2005 Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of basic bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Test method and requirements (phase 1)
ISO 21150:2015 Cosmetics Microbiology Detection of Escherichia coli

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