# ISO 11138-1:1994 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 11138-1:1994, item title is Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 1: General; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 11138-1:2006; withdrawn / published date is 1994-10-06, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 11138-1:1994 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 1: General _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 11138-1:2006 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1994-10-06 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 19157,IS,,ISO 11138-1:1994,Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 1: General,Stérilisation des produits de santé — Indicateurs biologiques — Partie 1: Généralités,1994-10-06,1,['11.080.01'],ISO/TC 198,9599,,[33956],['en'],15,"

Specifies general production, labelling and performance requirements for the manufacture of biological indicators and suspensions intended for use in the validation and monitoring of sterilization cycles. Does not contain requirements for product directly inoculated with test organisms, or recovery procedures for such inoculated product.

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