New Q&A Document on Visual Inspection of Parenterals
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7/8 October 2026
State-of-the-art 100% Visual Inspection
The ECA Visual Inspection Group has updated its Q&A document on the visual inspection of parenterals. The new Version 3.0 consolidates and revises the questions and answers from the previous edition and also comprises numerous new questions that have been raised repeatedly during seminars and conferences over the past years.
The document is structured into the following chapters:
1. Manual Inspection
2. Automated Visual Inspection in Operation
3. Qualification /Validation / Re-qualification of AVI System
4. Test Sets
5. AQL-Testing
6. Defect Categorisation
7. Special Products
8. Regulatory Affairs
9. Process Control / SPC / Trending
Rather than being a regulatory guideline, this paper is a practical collection of expert answers to everyday questions that arise in visual inspection. The new Version 3.0, with its significantly expanded content, is now available for download in the members' area of the ECA Visual Inspection Group website for free. And if you are not a member yet - just complete the membership application form. Membership is free of charge.
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