# ISO 16212:2008 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 16212:2008, item title is Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration of yeast and mould; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 16212:2017; withdrawn / published date is 2008-10-07, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 16212:2008 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration of yeast and mould _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 16212:2017
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2008-10-07 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 37783,IS,,ISO 16212:2008,Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration of yeast and mould,Cosmétiques — Microbiologie — Dénombrement des levures et des moisissures,2008-10-07,1,['07.100.40'],ISO/TC 217,9599,,[72241],"['en','fr']",19,"<p>ISO 16212:2008 gives general guidelines for enumeration of yeast and mould present in cosmetics, by counting the colonies on selective agar medium after aerobic incubation.</p><p>In order to ensure product quality and safety for consumers, it is advisable to perform an appropriate microbiological risk analysis, so as to determine the types of cosmetic products to which ISO 16212:2008 is applicable. Products considered to present a low microbiological risk include th

## Source

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Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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