Product Inspection Featured Articles

  1. Removal Of Water Spots And Oil On Pharma And Lab Glassware 10/11/2016

    It is very important to pay attention to how glassware and equipment is loaded in to a washer so as to minimize trapping any water from cycle to cycle.

  2. 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?

  3. 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?

  4. 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?

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. The Versatility Of Charged Aerosol Detection 9/28/2015

    Charged Aerosol Detection (CAD) applies to a broad range of HPLC separations and possesses a number of desirable characteristics for detection and quantitation of various compounds including those without UV absorbing chromophores.

  10. What's Really To Blame For Drug Shortages? 6/15/2015

    Prescription drug shortages continue to plague the industry and endanger patients. Most experts suggest quality and manufacturing issues are the cause, but are other (more troubling) market dynamics at play?