EN ISO 16212 Cosmetics - Microbiology - Standard Test for Yeast and Mold Count

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN ISO 16212 standard. EN ISO 16212 gives general guidelines for the enumeration of yeast and mold in cosmetics by counting colonies on selective agar medium after aerobic incubation.

To ensure product quality and safety for consumers, an appropriate microbiological risk analysis is recommended to identify the types of cosmetic products to which ISO 16212:2017 applies.

Products considered to have low microbiological risk include those with low water activity or extreme pH values, hydro-alcoholic products, etc. includes.

Due to the wide variety of cosmetic products in this field of application, this method may not be perfectly suitable for some products (eg some immiscible products). Other methods (eg, automated) may be used in place of the tests presented here, provided that their equivalence or the method is otherwise suitable.

Enumerated yeast can be identified using appropriate identification tests, such as those described in the standards listed in the Bibliography. The numbered pattern can be defined, if necessary, by other suitable methods.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN ISO 16212 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.