Cleaning Validation

Q. What is involved in a cleaning validation? Does Alconox provide information or support for validation?

A. A cleaning validation is a documented guarantee that cleaning can be performed reliably and repeatedly to meet a predetermined level of cleanliness. It involves testing for acceptable residues on manufacturing surfaces. Cleaning validation is becoming a requirement in the pharmaceutical industry and other industries that adhere to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Quality Systems Regulations (QSR).

Other industries include bio-pharmaceutical, bulk- pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetic, and clinical-diagnostic manufacturing. The validation is specific to detergent and method used for cleaning.

For additional technical information on cleaning validation, please Download our Cleaning Validation References PDF. To speak to a technical representative about cleaning validation, call 914-948-4040 for Malcolm McLaughlin (x160) or e-mail mmclaughlin@alconox.com.