Note for Guidance on minimising the Risk of transmitting Animal Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents via human and veterinary Medicinal Products
Regarding the developments in research and sciences of TSE and the current data about BSE arround the world, the European Commission revised the "Note for guidance on minimising the risk of transmitting animal spongiform encephalopathy agents via human and veterinary medicinal products". Read more here.
Guideline on Testing for the Detection of Mycoplasma Contamination of veterinary medicinal Products
The CVMP of the European Medicines Agency published the draft of VICH GL34: Guideline on testing for the detection of mycoplasma contamination for further consultation. More about the guideline can be found here.
USP <85>Bacterial Endotoxin Test - proposed interim Revision Announcement
The USP proposed an interim revision of chapter <85> "Bacterial Endotoxin Test" based on a recommendation of the FDA and additions to the harmonised texts. Find out more here.
USP <1113> Microbial Identification - In Process Revision including a title change
The United States Pharmacopeia revises chapter <1113> about microbial characterisation, identification and strain typing including a change of chapters name. Read more here.
Complete Revision of USP Chapter <1116> including updated Cleanroom Classification
In the USP Pharmacopeial Forum Volume 36, No. 6, the chapter <1116> "Microbial Evaluation of Clean Rooms and other Controlled Environmentsis" has been published with the status "In-process-revision". Read here more about the proposed changes.
Revision of EP chapter 5.1.6. Alternative Methods for Control of Microbiological Quality
European Pharmacopoiea: The Modern Microbiological Methods Working Party published a questionnaire to the revision of Chapter 5.1.6 “Alternative Methods for Control of Microbiological Quality Rapid Microbiological Methods. More details can be found here.
FDA Publishes Statement on the Frequency of Media Fills
In the document "Questions and Answers on Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) for Drugs", the FDA publishes statements on topical subjects. Recently, the authority published a statement on the number of annual media fills in relation to the number of shifts and depending on the use of isolators. Find more here.