What is PD CEN/TR 17612 about?
PD CEN/TR 17612 discusses algae and algae products. PD CEN/TR 17612 gives specifications for pharmaceutical sector applications. PD CEN/TR 17612 provides an overview of recommendations on product specifications, and other relevant information, for algae and algae products for pharmaceutical applications.
Algae are highly available and used in many countries as fertiliser, biostimulants, animal feed, medicine, cosmetic and food ingredients, and have different compounds depending on species.
Note 1: PD CEN/TR 17612 does not apply to food and feed applications.
Note 2: PD CEN/TR 17612 does not provide instructions on the handling of technical requirements in existing legislation.
Who is PD CEN/TR 17612 for?
PD CEN/TR 17612 on algae and algae products is useful for:
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Microbiologists
- Phycology scientists
- Microbiology laboratories
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 17612?
The interest in algae and algae-based products or intermediates as a renewable and sustainable source of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and pigments has increased significantly in Europe.
PD CEN/TR 17612 is prepared by WG 5 to provide an overview on how quality indicating parameters for algae and algae-based products and intermediates relevant for pharmaceutical applications can be handled. PD CEN/TR 17612 also identifies the need for any future standard developments for pharmaceutical applications.
PD CEN/TR 17612 provides product purity that is defined by the percentage of the specific component in the total amount of product or, in the case of whole algae biomass, by species/strain amount as a percentage of the total dry weight of the product.