Cosmetics Technical Committee Holds Its 29th Meeting

Cosmetics Technical Committee Holds Its 29th Meeting

The Cosmetics Technical Committee held its 29th meeting today, both in person and via Microsoft Teams, with the participation of representatives from six entities.

The Committee’s Rapporteur, Dr. Ahmad Ghanem, reported that the Committee approved the agenda, which included projects to update the following standards:

• PF Standard 3114-2021, Cosmetics – Microbiology – Enumeration and detection of aerobic mesophilic bacteria.
• PF Standard 3115-2021, Cosmetics – Microbiology – Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
• PF Standard 3116-2021, Cosmetics – Microbiology – Detection of Staphylococcus aureus.
• PF Standard 3117-2021, Cosmetics – Microbiology – Detection of Escherichia coli.
• PF Standard 3118-2021, Cosmetics – Microbiology – Detection of Candida albicans.
• PF Standard 4314-2021, Cosmetics – Microbiology – Microbiological limits.
• PF Standard 4315-2021, Cosmetics – Microbiology – Evaluation of the antimicrobial protection of cosmetic products.

The updating process is part of the commitment to applying Good Standardization Practices (GSP), which require Palestinian standards currently in force to be reviewed every five years and updated as necessary. This ensures that the standards remain of high quality and keep pace with the latest internationally adopted technologies and methodologies.

On another note, the Committee decided to submit its recommendations to the Board of Directors for the adoption of the final drafts of the above-mentioned projects as updated standards, replacing the previous versions.