ARTICLE: COSMETIC & OTC HEALTH PRODUCT MANUFACTURING

The benefits of rapid microbiological testing of finished products using ATP bioluminescence

International Journal of Cosmetic Science
Volume 20 Issue 1 Page 63  - 1998
doi:10.1046/j.1467-2494.1998.171736.x

H.C. MORRIS 1
Microbiological quality control of personal care products using traditional methods can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. This is frequently the rate limiting step in product release. Companies are looking to improve manufacturing efficiencies and to maximize resources by releasing products faster. ATP bioluminescence has been shown to be applicable to the detection of low levels of contaminating organisms in a diverse range of personal care products including detergent-based and soap-based products, cosmetics and toothpastes. The system described here has demonstrated the detection of less than 10 colony forming units per sample of a range of typical contaminants in these product types after enrichment for 24 h.

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