Your probiotic can be dosed correctly and still fail its total viable count.
Usually the cause is method suitability, also called recovery validation. It confirms your test method can actually recover the specific organisms in your specific product matrix. USP <64> requires it, and it’s the first thing a regulator asks for when a product is challenged.
Skip it, and you can get a low count on product that is perfectly fine.
The result: product that can’t be released, and a manufacturing problem that’s expensive to unwind.
Run a suitability study on every new formulation. It’s the cheapest insurance you’ll buy.
We design recovery strategies built around your product, not pulled from a catalogue. If you’re scaling, reformulating, or prepping for an audit, that work pays for itself.
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