Remote Monitoring is making its way into all aspects of business. None is more important than ensuring the quality and safety of refrigerated medications.
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At the end of June 2016, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) released an updated Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit. Among the most interesting changes is the new recommended Fahrenheit temperature range for refrigerated vaccines. The Fahrenheit temperature range for refrigerated vaccines was updated from 35°F - 46°F to 36°F - 46°F. The Celsius temperature range remains unchanged: 2°C - 8°C.
With temperatures rising, so does the opportunity to experience a power failure. For most of us, a power outage is a sudden and temporary inconvenience that leaves us without our beloved gadgets and internet...until you cell battery dies. But for vaccine storage, it's clear that a power outage brings larger and more troublesome obstacles.
The FDA recently released its final FSMA rule, which applies specifically to food transportation. FSMA compliance concerns many aspects of food production, transportation of that food being one of them. While many food safety professionals have implemented HACCP or similar plans, they’ll need to review their current plans to ensure they comply with FSMA.
Acronyms are everywhere in pharmaceutical and food safety. However, some are more important than others. The World Health Organization’s PQS certification is one that sets the global standard on effective cold chain equipment. Otherwise known as “Performance, Quality, and Safety”, PQS is granted by the WHO for a comprehensive range of cold chain equipment, injection devices and other products needed for safe and ...
The FDA has been releasing final rules to govern various links in the food safety chain since 2015. Their latest announcement, the sixth set of rules, covers food transportation safety. While food transporters have been aware of these changes and taken proactive steps to move toward compliance, many may not be ready for some or all of the changes, which includes documenting temperature controls.
