PDA Letter Article

One Simple Way to Manage Aseptic Risk Assessments

by Guenther Gapp, Independent Consultant

Aseptic processing presents many risks to sterile product. How can manufacturers address these risks to effectively prevent contamination?

In 2006, I created a sterile risk assessment tool, the Hazard Operability Analysis (HAZOP). This tool proactively identifies microbial contamination risks for aseptically filled sterile products. I have since refined this tool into what I now call the Sterile Product Compliance Risk Assessment (SPCRA).

Members can read the full article in the September 2017 PDA Letter (PDF)