Merck places high value on health and safety aspects with respect to dehydrated culture media. Our media are therefore manufactured in compliance with the European Directorate for Quality of Medicines. Produced in granulated form, they offer several health and safety advantageswhen compared to equivalent powder culture media, e.g. they produce less dust. The products’ excellent free-flowing properties, wettability and solubility make them much easier to use than traditional media. In its certificates Merck specifies the highest performance criteria available onthe market. Merck’s quality control procedures for dehydrated culture media were recently adopted in ISO 11133 Part 2, indicating their excellence.