The long incubation time of agar plates means that the analysis results of microbiological quality control are not available until a few days later. As a result, end products either have to be stored for a long time until a batch release can take place, or you as the manufacturer run the risk of putting microbiologically contaminated products into circulation. Product recalls and, in the worst case, the delivery of contaminated products to the customer can be the result. This dilemma means that you either have to accept high storage costs or risk the loss of image and the costs of a recall.

Also, incoming goods and in-process controls, which can only be carried out with rapid detection methods, are not meaningfully possible with this lengthy procedure.

The flow cytometric analysis of cosmetic samples after pre-enrichment and staining using the CyStain™ VitalCount Cosmetics Kit enables a result-based decision regarding a microbiological contamination of the products after just one day, which drastically reduces the storage costs per product and the risk of product recalls.