PDA Technical Glossary
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Manual Baseline
Data generated from visual inspection of a blinded set of seeded test containers that demonstrates the detection capability of human inspection. The test set is sometimes referred to as a “particle size threshold set,” where various foreign particulate types in a gradation of sizes are examined to yield a statistically significant probability of detection percentage for each unit. This allows the determination of what types and sizes of particulates can be reproducibly detected in a specific product/container system. (TR79)