As per BIS – Dehydrated Culture Media

BIS mandates to use of uniform quality ingredients to manufacture culture mediums. Any commercially available media can be used as long as their composition fits the Indian Standards.

Dehydrated microbiological culture media are crucial within the day-to-day operations of most microbiology laboratories. The media’s quality has a direct impact on the observations and conclusions drawn from microbial cultural characteristics.

Convenient to use, no wastage, longer shelf life, economical are some of the benefits offered by dehydrated culture media.

According to BIS, different variables of media can be evaluated to establish their quality, including growth-promoting features, physical characteristics, gel strength, and batch contamination.