# ISO 11930:2012 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 11930:2012, item title is Cosmetics — Microbiology — Evaluation of the antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 11930:2019; withdrawn / published date is 2012-03-26, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 11930:2012 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Cosmetics — Microbiology — Evaluation of the antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 11930:2019 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2012-03-26 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 51037,IS,,ISO 11930:2012,Cosmetics — Microbiology — Evaluation of the antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product,Cosmétiques — Microbiologie — Évaluation de la protection antimicrobienne d'un produit cosmétique,2012-03-26,1,['07.100.40'],ISO/TC 217,9599,,[75058],"['en','fr']",23,"

ISO 11930:2012 comprises a preservation efficacy test and a procedure for evaluating the overall antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product which is not considered low risk.

ISO 11930:2012 provides a procedure for interpretation of data generated by the preservation efficacy test or by the microbiological risk assessment, or both.

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