{"id":1941,"date":"2025-07-14T09:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T01:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/?page_id=1941"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:30:11","slug":"therapeutics-cosmetics-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/au\/therapeutics-cosmetics-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapeutics &amp; Cosmetics Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><br>Manufacturers of therapeutics and cosmetics need to ensure their product\u2019s purity and quality for their intended use by consumers. Our therapeutics &amp; cosmetics testing lab can help.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences AQ performs characterization and quantification of microorganisms in final products, intermediate products, and manufacturing environments<\/strong>.\u00a0Our protocols follow ISO, TGA, BP, USP, and other accredited reference standard methods, as well as the official recommendations from all major international regulatory bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Cosmetics Testing<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cosmetic products are substances designed to be used on any external part of the body or inside the mouth to change its odour or appearance, cleanse it, keep it in good condition or protect it (Reference:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.industrialchemicals.gov.au\/cosmetics-and-soap\/cosmetics-and-therapeutics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Government Department of Health<\/a>). Our Science Center experts conduct\u00a0microbial testing on cosmetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Range of safety and quality control tests for cosmetics includes:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Challenge tests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microbial activity or \u2018in use\u2019 tests to assess the efficiency of antimicrobial preservation agents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stability testing of cosmetics form and\/or determination of the period after opening (PAO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microbiological analyses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staphylococcus aureus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candida albicans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Escherichia coli (E. coli)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salmonella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clostridium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bile-tolerant Gram-Negative Bacteria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TAMC and TyMC (Total Aerobic Microbial Count, Total combined Yeasts and Molds Count)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Validation of cleaning and sanitizing procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microorganism isolation, identification, characterization, and storage can be conducted in our international network (DNA sequencing by WGS &amp; MALDI-TOF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>* Our laboratory does not conduct cosmetics animal testing.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Therapeutics Testing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A therapeutic product is used to prevent, diagnose or treat a disease or its symptoms, or affect the structure or functions of the human body (Reference:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.industrialchemicals.gov.au\/cosmetics-and-soap\/cosmetics-and-therapeutics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Government Department of Health<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Science Center experts conduct a wide range of tests on therapeutics to protect consumers\u2019 health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Range of safety and quality control tests for therapeutics includes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Challenge tests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stability testing of cosmetics formula and\/or determination of the period after opening (PAO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microbial activity or \u2018in use\u2019 tests to assess the efficiency of antimicrobial preservation agents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microbiological analyses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staphylococcus aureus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candida albicans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Escherichia coli (E. coli)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salmonella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clostridium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bile tolerant Gram-Negative Bacteria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bioburden testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TAMC and TyMC (Total Aerobic Microbial Count, Total combined Yeasts and Molds Count)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microorganism isolation, identification, characterization, and storage can be conducted in our international network (DNA sequencing by WGS &amp; MALDI-TOF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanitizing and cleaning validation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us to discover more about our Science Center experts and how they can help you with your therapeutics and cosmetics safety and quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/au\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(10,68,121) 0%,rgb(0,171,230) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66ba7cc712f80ef2730024eab523d21f\">Find a laboratory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2ee9feff4645b740865c089e91eda85e\">Do you want to know how M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences AQ can support you locally? 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Our therapeutics &amp; cosmetics testing lab can help. 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