Validation of Cleaning Programs is now a mandatory requirement under most GFSI food safety standards. Luckily, Safefood 360° has compiled everything you need to know to keep your external auditors more than happy.
Validation is a broad concept in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. It includes process validation, analytical method validation, equipment validation, cleaning validation and system validation.
Process validation is establishing documented evidence which provides a high degree of assurance that a specific process will consistently produce a product meeting its predetermined specifications and quality characteristics.
World Health Organization, Quality assurance of pharmaceuticals : a compendium of guidelines and related materials. Vol. 2, Good manufacturing practices and inspection
A quality management system (QMS) is a formalized system that documents processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies and objectives.