Tag Archive: personal care products

Environmental Isolate Case File: Pluralibacter gergoviae

April 27, 2017 1 Comment

Pluralibacter gergoviae can cause big headaches in cosmetic industry laboratories. It is an opportunistic pathogen that has repeatedly been isolated from personal care products. Recently, 15,000 tubes of a popular skin cream product were recalled due to contamination with the…
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Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Micro

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Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing: Keeping Consumers Safe

January 19, 2017 0 Comments

Everyone uses personal care products, and we expect the products we buy to be safe. Whether a manufacturer is producing shampoo or makeup, preservatives are used to maintain the quality and extend the shelf-life of the product. This post outlines why…
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Microbiology

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