(June 26th, 2003)
Test article: Health Pads (Gold Edition)
Test device: Triptic Soy Agar (TSA), Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA), Modified Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB-M), Modified Lactose Broth (LCB-M), Selenite Cystine Broth (SC), Tetrathionate Broth w/Brilliant Green (TTB with BG), Baird Parker Agar (BP), Cetrimide Agar (CA), MacConkey Agar (MAC), Xylose-Lysine-desoxycholate Agar (XLD), Brilliant Green Agar (BGA), Bismuth Sulfite Agar (BSA).

This procedure, which is performed on pharmaceuticals of all kinds, from raw materials to finished forms, provides an estimation of the number of viable aerobic microorganisms present in a given product, and ensures that the product is free from designated mircobial species.

Results:
Acceptable recovery was obtained.