Letheen HiVeg™ Broth, Modified (Modified Letheen HiVeg™ Broth)

Letheen HiVeg™ Broth, Modified (Modified Letheen HiVeg™ Broth) is recommended for screening cosmetic products for microbial contamination. It is prepared as per FDA for screening cosmetic products for microbial contamination. The word Letheen represents a combination of lecithin and polysorbate (tween) 80. This methodology was adopted in 1965 by AOAC followed by FDA in 1978 including the same as a pre-enrichment step. This medium is prepared by replacing animal peptones with vegetable defined peptones to avoid BSE/TSE/GMO risk.