ISO 22718 Cosmetics - Microbiology - Search for Staphylococcus Aureus

The ISO 22718 standard, developed by the International Standards Organization (ISO), provides a test method for the detection of the microorganism staphylococcus aureus in cosmetic products. This test method is based on the detection of staphylococcus aureus in a non-selective liquid medium followed by isolation on a selective agar medium. Other methods may be appropriate depending on the level of detection required.

Microorganisms in this standard may differ from country to country according to national practices or regulations. According to this standard, in order to ensure product quality and safety, a suitable microbiological risk analysis must first be carried out in order to determine the types of cosmetic products to which this standard can be applied. should be done. Products with low microbiological risk, such as products with low water activity, hydro-alcoholic products and products with extreme pH values, are subject to the ISO 29621 standard.

Due to the wide variety of cosmetic products within this field of application, this method may not be suitable in every detail for some products. For example, some cosmetic products do not mix with water. If proven to be equivalent, other methods may be used instead of the test methods described in this standard.

The aforementioned standard was published by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) in our country with the title of TS EN ISO 22718 Cosmetics - Microbiology - Staphylococcus aureus search.

In the test, analysis, measurement and evaluation studies carried out in our organization, national and international standards and applicable legal regulations are complied with and reliable and impartial results are obtained. Among the numerous tests carried out in this context, there are services to search for staphylococcus aureus in cosmetic products within the framework of the ISO 22718 standard.