Visual Inspection Group Developments [January through April 2026]
Recommendation

7/8 October 2026
State-of-the-art 100% Visual Inspection
Board Developments
The annual board meeting will take place during the ECA conference "Visual Inspection of Parenterals" in early October.
Further online meetings might take place ad hoc during the revision process of the Q&A document.
Guideline Developments
The group is working on a revision of the document Q&As on Visual Inspection.
The Visual Inspection Guideline and the CCIT Position Paper have been revised in the 4th quarter 2025 and are available in the members' area.
Surveys
The results of the survey titled "Current state of technology with regard to 100% visual inspection" have been published in December 2025.
The ECA Foundation maintains a total of 10 Interest Groups. You can find out more about these groups and their developments on the ECA Foundation website. And if you are not yet a member of the Visual Inspection Group, simply sign up for membership here. Membership is free of charge.
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