Table of Contents

European foreword<br>Foreword<br>Introduction<br>1 Scope<br>2 Terms and definitions<br>3 Microbial content<br>4 Antimicrobial preservation<br>5 Examples of microbial content results<br>6 Examples of interpretation of preservation<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;efficacy test results<br>Annex A (informative) - Relationship between the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ISO cosmetic microbiology standards<br>Annex B (informative) - Relationship between the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ISO standards dealing with the microbial<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;content of cosmetics<br>Annex C (informative) - Evaluation of the microbial<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;content of a cosmetic product<br>Annex D (informative) - Interpretation of test results<br>Bibliography

Abstract

Provides general guidelines to explain the use of ISO cosmetic microbiological standards depending on the objective (in-market control, product development, etc.) and the product to be tested.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
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ISBN
Committee	CW/217