B&V Testing - Industry News

In a constantly shifting regulatory environment, B & V Testing offers this space to help clients stay abreast of important industry developments. Check out the links below to industry technical organizations, or, for more information, contact us at 800.851.9081 or at Info@BandVTesting.com.

B & V Testing presents "Decon 2.0: Emerging Decontamination Technologies: VHP and Chlorine Dioxide Gas Decontamination Field Studies" to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Safety, Environmental & Facility Operations Committee, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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B & V Testing presents "Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) Decontamination Field Studies: Conventional and Unconventional Applications" at the 49th annual Biological Safety Conference of the American Biological Safety Association, Boston, Massachusetts. Download presentation here: Decontamination Field Studies Presentation

Proposed changes to USP 797 introduced for comment. See www.usp.org. B & V Testing introduces USP797 controlled environment gap analysis. For more information, contact us

B & V Testing presents "Chemical Fume Hood Field Performance Testing: Past, Present and Future" Êat the Controlled Environment Testing Association 2006 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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B & V Testing participates in NSF 49 task force to consider alternative decontamination technologies.
For more information, contact us at 800.851.9081 or Info@BandVTesting.com.

IEST-RP-CC034.2: HEPA AND ULPA FILTER LEAK TESTS released
This expanded Recommended Practice covers definitions, equipment, and procedures for leak testing HEPA and ULPA filters in the factory, at the job site before installation, and as-installed in cleanrooms and in unidirectional-flow, clean-air devices.
For more information go to www.iest.org.

FDA releases Guidance for Industry—Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing—Current Good Manufacturing Practice U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
For more information go to www.fda.gov.

For a free consultation on whether your cleanroom testing program complies with the current FDA guidelines contact us at 800.851.9081 or Info@BandVTesting.com.

NIOSH issues Alert: Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings. Provides health care workers and employers with measures for minimizing exposure to hazardous drugs.
For more information, go to www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hazdrug/

CETA issues Applications Guide for the use of Barrier Isolators in Compounding Sterile Preparations in Healthcare facilities
For more information, go to www.cetainternational.org.
For isolator testing and certification services contact us at 800.851.9081 or Info@BandVTesting.com

On January 1, 2004, United States Pharmacopeia issued Chapter 797, Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations. CETA issues FAQs related to USP797. Go to www.cetainternational.org
For more information on testing and certification services related to USP797 contact us at 800.851.9081 or Info@BandVTesting.com.

Through our active participation in industry technical organizations, B & V Testing stays abreast of—and also has the opportunity to shape--a constantly changing regulatory environment. The valuable and unique insights evolving from these activities help our customers to anticipate and act on important industry trends and developments.

ABSA - American Biological Safety Association www.absa.org

ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. www.ashrae.org

CETA - Controlled Environment Testing Association www.cetainternational.org

FDA - Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov

IEST - Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology www.iest.org

ISPE - International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering www.ispe.org

NEBB - National Environmental Balancing Bureau www.nebb.org

NSF - National Sanitation Foundation www.nsf.com

PDA - International Association for Pharmaceutical Science & Technology - Parenteral Drug Association www.pda.org