Stability Testing Cheat Sheet

ABC Testing, Micro Quality Labs, and Microconsult are now Certified Laboratories. Same locations with expanded services and capabilities.

Products:

  • Cosmetics
  • Over-the-Counter
  • Cosmetic-OTC Crossovers
  • Personal Care Products

Our Cheat Sheet helps you…

  • Determine if your product requires stability testing for regulatory purposes.
  • Understand allowable product claims.
  • Discover important U.S. regulations.
  • Find out what you need to know to begin a stability testing protocol.
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All Your Stability Testing Needs Covered

Certified Laboratories offers stability testing based on ICH, FDA, USP, EP, and ISO regulations for cosmetics, OTC, personal care products, dietary supplements, cannabis products, and more. With more than 90 stability testing chambers available, we provide a full range of stability testing conditions based on ICH guidelines for long-term, intermediate, accelerated, and photostability conditions to support your shelf-life claims, expiration claims, and period-after-opening (PAO) claims.

Available Services

  • Active Ingredient Assays by HPLC, GC, and other Analyses
  • Antimicrobial Effectiveness/PET
  • Microbial Limits
  • Moisture/Solids
  • BP, EP, JP, and USP Monographs Tests
  • Color, Odor, and Appearance
  • pH
  • Specific Gravity
  • Viscosity
  • Package Compatibility
  • Hardness
  • Weight Loss/Gain
  • Period-After-Opening
  • Freeze/Thaw Analysis
  • Ambient/Above Ambient
  • Photostability
  • UV

ICH Storage Conditions

  • 25°C ± 2°C/60%RH ± 5%RH
  • 40°C ± 2°C/75%RH ± 5%RH
  • 30°C ± 2°C/65%RH ± 5%RH
  • 30°C ± 2°C/75%RH ± 5%RH
  • 45°C ± 2°C
  • 50°C ± 2°C
  • 60°C ± 2°C
  • 5°C ± 2°C (Refrigerator) 
  • UV
  • Photostability [per ICH Q1B guidelines, option 2 (1.2 million lux – hour/200 W/M²)]
  • Freeze/thaw (-10°C to -20°C) 
  • Ambient/Above Ambient

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Top Notch Service

24/7 online access to your CoA

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited & USDA certified labs

More than 30 labs to serve you, no matter the test

Robust Quality Control Program ensures accurate, high-quality results

Industry leading turnaround time (24 hours for aflatoxin testing in almonds & some pathogen tests)

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