Personally, after seeing the moldy little petri dishes that developed in some of the tests, I think there is value in this basic type of test. It makes me feel good to know if it's a Pass, because that is ruling out all kinds of contamination. It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing. I think the important thing is for everyone to understand what these tests do and do not tell us, and then act accordingly - both in terms of participating in testing, and in making decisions based on test results. Plenty of people are still injecting the products that failed the sterility tests, though some are now filtering them (which is a whole other rabbit hole).Thank you!
So my understanding at this point that this a quasi-qualitative/quantitative test for non-specific microorganisms. However, since it doesn't tell you what type of microorganism present I do not quite see value in it. What is the threshold? Who determines it? What is an acceptable number and what is not, especially, not knowing what exactly one is dealing with.
It just seems like a total fad to me that makes additional revenue for the testing companies. I see no value in it especially since majority of people here know pretty well that paying so little for the GLPs comes with a certain risk. I would be more concerned if there was a specific microorganism they were testing these for, amount of which in the sample would cause a trip to an emergency room.
Just my 2 cents. Thanks again though! 🙂