Packaging & Product Protection Featured Articles

1. Inside Chugai's Digital Infrastructure Strategy 6/29/2026

   When a facility is fully automated and designed for manufacturing flexibility, it needs a digital infrastructure that pulls the systems together, reports data accurately and efficiently, and recognizes areas for continuous improvement.

2. Glove Integrity Testing: Changes In EU GMP Annex 1 6/25/2026

   EU GMP Annex 1 now defines clear expectations for glove integrity testing. Examine how reliability, efficiency, and equipment usability are becoming essential factors for maintaining compliance.

3. Never Miss A Deadline: Why Scheduling Inspector Qualifications Is Imperative 6/12/2026

   Missing a qualification deadline compromises compliance. Discover how centralizing training records and automated scheduling shifts your quality program from a reactive scramble to audit readiness.

4. Which X-Ray, Metal Detector, Or Checkweigher Is Right For Your Industry? 5/18/2026

   Navigate the complexities of pharmaceutical safety with a guide to tailored inspection systems. Match the right technology to your specific product format for total compliance and quality.

5. USP Draft Chapters On CCS: What You Need To Know 5/12/2026

   Learn why it's important to stay aligned with evolving Annex 1 expectations to support sterility assurance, regulatory compliance, and patient safety across sterile drug manufacturing operations.

6. USP <788> Revisions And Why Packaging Matters More Than Ever 5/12/2026

   Prepare for the upcoming USP <788> revisions by strengthening your particulate control strategy to support regulatory compliance, product quality, and patient safety across injectable drug products.

7. [Video] Get It Right with The Gemba 5/8/2026

   The idea of the Gemba walk originated after World War II in Japan, specifically in relation to automotive production at Toyota. The word can be translated to “the real or actual place,” referring to where the work takes place—in the case of pharma or automobiles, on the factory floor.

8. What Validation Really Means For Visual Inspection Programs 5/8/2026

   True validation requires documented proof that inspectors and methods consistently catch defects. Move beyond static SOPs to a state of continuous, data-backed compliance and audit readiness.

9. Making Mental Health Drugs: Promising Therapies And Manufacturing Challenges 4/30/2026

   Psychedelic therapies have shown promise in treating mental health disorders, but it will take close collaboration and cooperation of all related agencies and manufacturers to make this promise a reality.

10. A 5-Step Foundation For Early CQV Involvement 4/28/2026

    All too often, a project’s issues show up in CQV, and it is there that blame is pointed. However, these issues start earlier and are entirely avoidable with proper planning.