BS EN ISO 11930:2012 - Page 2

Cosmetics. Microbiology. Evaluation of the antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product. | Status: Superseded, Withdrawn

1 Scope

1.1 General

This International Standard comprises:

• — a preservation efficacy test;
• — a procedure for evaluating the over all antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product which is not considered low risk, based on a risk assessment described in ISO 29621.

This International Standard provides a procedure for the interpretation of data generated by the preservation efficacy test or by the microbiological risk assessment, or both.