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The Importance of Integrity Testing in a Controlled Environment

The purpose of integrity testing is to ensure that a package system’s sterile barrier remains intact after sealing or being […]

July 1, 2020

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What is Gelbo Flex Testing?

Most of the packaging we validate is required by the FDA to undergo ISO 11607 validation tests to make sure […]

June 18, 2020

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Common Packaging Design Failures

Why do failures happen more frequently during transit testing? The nature of transit testing is to simulate what the packaging […]

June 3, 2020

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Environmental Preconditioning. Do I Really Need It

Do we really need environmental preconditioning during the package testing process? In the Medical Device and Pharmaceutical industries, the purpose […]

December 26, 2018

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Integrity Testing? What, When and Why.

What Package Integrity Testing Do You Need? Where your post-aging or -transit packaging validation efforts are best focused depends on […]

February 15, 2018

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Mini Guide To Sealer Validation

The best first step to success in developing proper sealer validation parameters is reading the equipment manual.  In spite of […]

January 19, 2018

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ASTM D4169 Gets Sleighed at PCL Test Lab

Why Santa Trusts PCL You may not be aware, but Packaging Compliance Labs is the official test lab of The North Pole. […]

December 21, 2017

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IQ/OQ/PQ in Less Than a Week? Yes!

Recently, the PCL team took on a new IQ/OQ/PQ project in the lab. Our client approached the team explaining how they […]

December 6, 2017

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PCL Gives Thanks for Conditioning

Conditioning samples for testing is much like preparing a Thanksgiving dinner. Considerations need to be taken regarding storage and preparation […]

November 27, 2017