In a special global packaging online community, PMP News and DuPont Medical Packaging presented “Current Events in Healthcare Packaging,” and “Microbial Barrier Properties of Porous Sterile Barrier Systems: Does Selection of the Packaging Material Matter?” John Bamberger of DuPont Medical and Pharmaceutical Protection received several questions during the events. He provides written responses below.
IPS Testing, the Appleton-based independent testing laboratory, has just announced that it has received ISO 17025 accreditation. This is the quality standard recognized globally for testing and calibration laboratories.
With this certification, IPS Testing is now accredited for ICP analysis of heavy metals and GC-MS analysis of phthalates. The company has also added toy testing to its menu of services.
HealthPack hosted one of its largest--if not the largest--audiences ever last week in Albuquerque.
DDL and Cryopak have announced Fall Seminar and Interactive Workshops on distribution simulation testing and thermal transportation package design to be held October 11 and 12, 2011 in Edison, NJ.
gh Package/Product Testing and Consulting Inc. reported in January that it was the first independent laboratory to be authorized by the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) to test and certify temperature-controlled insulated shipping containers for overnight and two-day shipment.
DDL, a provider of package and product testing services, is expanding its testing facility in Edison, NJ. The company has recently increased its testing capabilities for thermal performance testing and conditioning for thermal testing.
Chamber space at DDL East now includes:
*1200-cu-ft walk-in chamber, capable of up to 6 pallets, with a temperature of 5 degrees C
*1200 cu-ft walk-in chamber, capable of up to 6 pallets, with a temperature range of 30 to 50 degrees C for development projects
In November, PMP News hosted the Webcast, “Package Integrity: A Look at False Alarms.” Moderated by Marie Tkacik, director of product development and optimization for Beacon Converters, the event featured the following speakers from the Technical Group of the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (sterilization packaging.org): Ferdos Siadat, Quality Director, Amcor Flexibles; Geoff Pavey, Senior Principal Engineer, Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging; Dhuanne Dodrill, President, Rollprint Packaging Products Inc., as well as Tkac
In November, PMP News hosted the Webcast, “Package Integrity: A Look at False Alarms.” Moderated by Marie Tkacik, director of product development and optimization for Beacon Converters, the event featured the following speakers from the Technical Group of the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (sterilization packaging.org): Ferdos Siadat, Quality Director, Amcor Flexibles; Geoff Pavey, Senior Principal Engineer, Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging; Dhuanne Dodrill, President, Rollprint Packaging Products Inc., as well as Tkac