Common test items and standards:
Country/region | Regulatory standard | test item |
European Union |
European Pharmacopoeia EP 5.1.3, British Pharmacopoeia BP Appendix XVI C |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, candida albicans Aspergillus Niger |
America |
United States Pharmacopeia USP 51, CTFA Microbiological Instruction Manual |