Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : PCD 19
Document Number : PCD 19 ( 28490)
Document Title [English] : MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF COSMETICS AND COSMETIC RAW MATERIALS METHODS OF TEST Third Revision
Document Title [Hindi] : परीक्षण के तरीके - सौंदर्य प्रसाधनों और सौंदर्य प्रसाधनों के कच्चे माल की सूक्ष्मजीवविज्ञानी जांच ( तीसरा पुनरीक्षण)
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 07.100.40
Date of Project Approval : 30-08-2024
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 14648: 2011
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 14648: 2011


Classification Details
Group : Household Products Appliances(non-electrical)
Sub Group : Cosmetics and body care products
Sub Sub Group : Raw Materials for cosmetics
Aspects : Methods of tests
Risk : Medium
Certification : Voluntary Certification
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Department of Health and Family Welfare
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent Standards :
Organization Type:

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 The standard has been revised to align with international and ISO practices. Key updates include the revision of microbial limits covering all product categories, including henna powder, and the introduction of alternate test methods for water-soluble products like spread plate and membrane filtration. A new neutralizing diluent (TAT Broth base) has been added, and sample size and colony counting ranges have been revised.
2 Incubation conditions have been updated for both bacterial and fungal enumeration, and the autoclave sterilization cycle is now specified as 121°C for 15–20 minutes. The revision also includes a method for validating neutralizers and introduces a rapid ATP-based microbial detection method.

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1 06-08-2025 06-01-2026 21-03-2026 05-08-2026 Mr. RAJAT GUPTA 06-08-2025