PDA Technical Glossary
PDA Technical Reports are highly valued membership benefits because they offer expert guidance and opinions on important scientific and regulatory topics and are used as essential references by industry and regulatory authorities around the world. These reports include terms which explain the material and enhance the reader’s understanding.
The database presented here includes the glossary terms from all current technical reports. The database is searchable by keyword, topic, or by technical report. Each definition provided includes a link to the source technical report within the PDA Technical Report Portal.
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Incident
Any event that occurs during the shelf life of a product that may have an adverse effect on quality (e.g., temperature excursion, missing temperature monitor when required, shipment time in excess of qualified packout duration, wet/ crushed packaging). (TR58)
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Incident Management System
Part of the Quality Management System that handles incidents, deviations, excursions, and exceptions in the supply chain. (TR58)
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Incoterms
International commerce terms. These are a series of international sales terms, published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and widely used in international commercial transactions. (TR58)