Quality Control and Guiding Products to Market
Bringing a Product or Application to Market
A proper assessment will help economize on cost, improve performance, and decrease time for development.
For antimicrobial testing, knowing what, when, and how to test is as critical as the antimicrobial additive being used. Listed below are the steps needed in optimizing a formulation or product.Product Performance Requirements
Material formulation
Material compatibility and sustainable alternatives
Antimicrobial Use Categories
Consumer
Commercial
Food
Health & Medical
Military
Regulatory Scope
United States EPA and FDA, Canada, Europe, or Asia
Required compliance, testing, and certification
Microbiology and Quality Control
These problems can develop into numerous issues both with the raw materials and the finished products.
In terms of impact, control over the microbiological ecology in the manufacturing process is the first and best step toward maintaining a high level of quality control. Implementing effective antimicrobial quality control practices can improve the profitability of your business.
Situ Biosciences will help you in your plant audits, disinfection and cleanup of troublesome microbiological contaminations. Provide maintenance microbiological testing and routine scheduled testing to help managed the process and help implement procedures to control the environment so that quality issues can be avoided.
Examples of process control include:
Plant Hygiene assessment
Process water
Raw material recovery
Finished product antimicrobial stability
Seasonal assessments and control recommendations
Throughput
Regulatory Compliance
Antimicrobial Testing: Standard and High-Throughput
Rapid test procedures can be implemented to improve in-house management of potential microbial issues.
High-throughput adapted methods for antimicrobial testing and screening can be used for:
* Biocide preservation and disinfection
* Manufacturing microbiological control and hygiene
* Consumer product antimicrobial performance
Methods
Industry Standard Methods
AATCC - Textiles testing for industrial and consumer products.
ASTM - General Industrial and consumer products applications
AOAC - Manufacturing and industrial applications for food and food contact.
JIS - Industrial and consumer products.
TAPPI - Pulp and paper manufacturing and consumer products.
CTFA - cosmetic, toiletries and fragrance stability and biodegradability.