# ISO 21149:2006 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 21149:2006, item title is Cosmetics — Microbiology  — Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 21149:2017; withdrawn / published date is 2006-03-08, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 21149:2006 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Cosmetics — Microbiology  — Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 21149:2017
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2006-03-08 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 35694,IS,,ISO 21149:2006,Cosmetics — Microbiology — Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria,Cosmétiques — Microbiologie — Dénombrement et détection des bactéries aérobies mésophiles,2006-03-08,1,['07.100.40'],ISO/TC 217,9599,,[72240],"['en','fr','ru']",24,"<p>ISO 21149:2006 gives general guidelines for enumeration and detection of mesophilic aerobic bacteria present in cosmetics:</p><ul><li>by counting the colonies on agar medium after aerobic incubation, or</li><li>by checking the absence of bacterial growth after enrichment.</li></ul><p>Because of the large variety of cosmetic products within this field of application, this method may not be appropriate for some products

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

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