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The Personal Care Products Council Microbiology Guidelines are intended to provide manufacturers with guidance regarding best practices as well as establishing and maintaining a microbiological quality program within their companies. With more than 300 pages, the Microbiology Guidelines PDF Download will contain all of the information from the 2018 version plus one new chapter on Establishing the Microbiological Quality of Non-Woven Substrate Personal Care Products.

The cost is $425 USD for PCPC members and $850 USD for nonmembers. For those who previously purchased a copy of the 2018 version, you can purchase the entire new PDF for the discounted fee of $50 USD for PCPC members and $100 USD for nonmembers. Please note that the purchase of the 2018 Microbiology Guidelines PDF Download must be reflected on your individual record in order to get discount pricing. If you have purchased the 2018 version, please complete the order form and email to Shirley Gibbs.

 

Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Microbiological Quality Assurance for the Personal Care Products Industry
2. Microbiological Evaluation of the Plant Environment
3. Cleaning and Sanitization
4. Microbiology Staff Training
5. Handling, Storage and Analysis of Raw Materials
6. Microbiological Sampling
7. Microbiological Quality for Process Water
8. Microbiology Laboratory Audit
9. Microbiological Validation and Documentation
10. Maintenance and Preservation of Test Organisms
11. Raw Material Microbial Content
12. Establishing Microbiological Quality of Personal Care Products
13. Determination of Preservation Efficacy in Water-Miscible Personal Care Products
14. Preservation Efficacy Testing of Eye-Area Personal Care Products
15. Microbiological Assessment of Product Quality After Use
16. Microbiological Risk Factor Assessment of Atypical Personal Care Products
17. Determination of Preservation Efficacy in Nonwoven Substrate Products
18. M-1 Determination of the Microbial Content of Personal Care Products
19. M-2 Examination for and Identification of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans
20. M-3 Method for Preservation Efficacy Testing of Water‑Miscible Personal Care Products
21. M-4 Method for Preservation Efficacy Testing of Eye Area Personal Care Products
22. M-5 Methods for Preservation Efficacy Testing of Nonwoven Substrate
Personal Care Products
23. M-6 A Method for Preservation Efficacy Testing of Atypical Personal Care Products
24. M-7 A Screening Method for Preservation Testing of Water-Miscible
Personal Care Products
25. Investigating Microbial Data Deviations