Inspection Featured Articles
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Cleaning Detergents For Stainless Steel Dishwashers
10/11/2016
Q. What kind of cleaner options can you provide which can be safely be used in stainless steel dishwashers?
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Residue Testing Using UV And HPLC Methods
10/11/2016
Q. We are interested in Alconox® detergent for cleaning during our production process. Since we produce several kinds of medicine, we need to be sure Alconox® do not leave any residue after cleaning. We want to test the residue of Alconox® by UV method or HPLC method. Could you send reference or guide on these methods?
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Residue Testing With pH Strips
10/11/2016
Q. Can I use pH paper to confirm cleaning and rinsing of labware to comply with lab accreditation requirements?
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Cleaning pH Probes And Dissolved Oxygen Probes
10/11/2016
Dissolved oxygen and pH probes used in fermentation vessels can get develop buildup from the fermentation media that degrades the probe performance and increases the likelihood of contamination.
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Inorganic Residue Removal Via Clean-In-Place
10/11/2016
As a rule of thumb, alkaline detergents are best for organic, oily residues, while acidic detergents are best for inorganic residue like salts and oxides.
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Container Closure Integrity Testing Of Complex Drug Delivery Systems
8/25/2016
New injection-delivery systems, such as auto-injectors, recombinant syringes, and retractable needles, have introduced new challenges, particularly for container closures.
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Which Laboratory Software Is The Right One For Your Lab?
7/8/2016
To ensure that your requests for specific software and systems receive full consideration, it pays to fully understand the types of lab management software available.
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How Do You Inspect Packaging Of Bottles, Cans And Cylinders?
5/13/2016
To ensure the package is error free, progressive companies now use automated proofreading solutions throughout the design and printing of the package and label.
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Ensuring Bar Code Accuracy From Packaging To The Patient
5/13/2016
For pharmaceutical companies, a barcode helps to assure the origins of the drugs, which in turn helps in minimizing the possibility of a genuine drugs being considered sub-standard or counterfeit.
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Ensuring Package Seal Integrity For Medical And Healthcare Products
1/21/2016
The way that medical products and devices are packaged and sealed is vital. In fact I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that it can, literally, be a matter of life and death. That is why regulators around the world apply strict standards to the methods used to package devices and to the testing regimes to ensure that the packaging is properly sealed and that the seal will remain intact while the product is transported and stored. Many countries for example adopt the universally accepted standards devised by ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials).