Dust is ubiquitous in our environment but generally falls into one of three categories: household dust, workplace dust and industrial dust. Each type of dust is made up of different constituents from its surrounding environment and these … [Read more...]
Industrial Hygiene Testing – Is this dust hazardous?
What would you do if you come across piles of unknown debris accumulating on several office desks? Would you just have someone clean it or would you send it off for testing to find out what's in it and investigate the source? We work with … [Read more...]
Analyzing Particle Contamination – Webinar
Particles are widely encountered in every industry, either as raw ingredients or as a contamination. In this 30 minute webinar, we will focus on the characterization of particle contamination. We will discuss the approaches and … [Read more...]
Contamination Testing – Material Analysis
By Ming Zhou Today I'm sharing a case study with you on contamination testing. Contaminants can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. Contaminants are considered as intrinsic when the foreign material is part of the process and extrinsic … [Read more...]
Particulate Analysis Lab Course Update
Hi folks, Due to overwhelming demand, registration for our two-day Foreign Particulate Analysis Workshop taught at the PDA Training and Research Institute is closed. We are looking forward to meeting all of the students. If you didn’t get … [Read more...]
Foreign Material Identification
Contamination is an ongoing battle for every pharmaceutical company. When pharmaceutical manufacturers encounter foreign material contamination in products, they have to quarantine the product and investigate and identify the origin of the … [Read more...]
Contamination Identification in Drug Tablet
Drug tablets are occasionally tainted or stained with contaminants that can come from various sources. Some common sources are lubricants from manufacturing equipment and residues from packaging material. The contamination could happen … [Read more...]
Identification of Particulate Contamination in Pharmaceutical Products
Pharmaceutical ingredients undergo stringent testing guidelines to meet tough quality standards. In rare occasions, passing USP compendial testing cannot guarantee the pharmaceutical ingredients are not tainted with foreign contaminants. In … [Read more...]
Contaminant Identification in Pharmaceuticals – Injectables
For every drug tablet or injectable solution on the market, countless hours were spent by the pharmaceutical companies to make sure that they are essentially free of particulate contamination. When contaminants are encountered, FDA … [Read more...]
USP 788 Microscopic Particle Count Test for Injectable Products
Injectable products must undergo a particulate count test to show they meet FDA requirements. USP <788> presents two different particle count test procedures – light obscuration and the microscopic particle count test. This post will … [Read more...]