Contamination Control Measures - Importance and Strategies

Contamination control refers to practices and techniques used to prevent or reduce the presence of harmful substances in a specific area or product.
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Industrial Hygiene | Environmental Engineering | Quality Assurance | Cleanroom Practices | Quality Control Measures
Prepared by Shruti Sahoo, reviewed by Dr. Eugene Smith

Contamination Control FAQ

What is contamination control?

Contamination control is the generic term for all activities aiming to control the existence, growth and proliferation of contamination in certain areas. Contamination control may refer to the atmosphere as well as to surfaces, to particulate matter as well as to microbes and to contamination prevention as well as to decontamination .

What is a contamination control Strategy (CCS) in a facility?

The article proposes an implementation roadmap of a Contamination Control Strategy (CCS) in a facility. The CCS is a culmination of an exercise to identify activities designed to prevent microorganisms, pyrogens, and particulates contamination in the product, the facility, and supporting processes used to manufacture the product.

What are the three methods of contamination control?

In principle, all three standard options for contamination control can be used for this: prevention, cleaning, and monitoring. 2.3.1. Prevention Prevention is aimed at blocking the chain of the contaminating process. Figure 2.4 shows the elementary steps of how a product may get contaminated. Contaminants are released from a source.

How do manufacturers formulate a contamination control strategy?

Manufacturers can formulate their contamination control strategy based on information in the quality target product profile or in the critical quality attributes, in the facility and in the processes used to manufacture and transport the product.

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