RE: Microbiological Specification Contribution from Mike Edgington written on 7/5/2004 at 17:35
Original contribution: Microbiological Specification written by Dr. Sirsendu Sukul on 6/27/2004 at 12:48) Dear Dr. Sukul,
The current microbiological specification for herbal medicinal products (Ph.Eur 5.1.4) is as follows:
Catagory 4 A products to which boiling water is added before use: Total Aerobic count not more that 10E7 bacteria and 10E5 fungi pre gram and not more than 10E2 E coli per gram.
Catagory 4B products to which boiling water is not added before use:
Total viable aerobic count not more than 10E5 bacteria and 10E4 fungi per gram. Not more than 10E3 enterobacteria per gram.
Absence of E.coli 1 gram
Absence of Salmonella 10 grams
Please note that these values may well be revised when the 5th edition of the Ph.Eur comes into force in 2005.
With Kind Regrds
Mike Edgington
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