Bioburden of Packing Material
1.0 Objective
To lay down a procedure for determination of Bioburden in packing materials.
2.0 Scope
This Standard Operating Procedure is applicable for determination of Bioburden in packing materials to be followed at formulation plant of abc company.
3.0 Responsibility
3.1 Officer / Executive Quality Control are responsible for determination of Bioburden in packing material.
3.2 Head Quality Control is responsible for compliance of this SOP.
4.0 Abbreviations and Definitions
IPA : Isopropyl Alcohol
ML : Mille Liter
C : Degree Centigrade
µ : Micron
SCDA : Soyabean Casein Digest Agar
Min : Minutes
Sqrs : Square
Hrs : Hours
5.0 Procedure
5.1 Prepare the pre-sterilized and pre-incubated settle plates of SCDA media.
5.2 Prepare the 100 ml normal saline in two conical flask and autoclave it.
5.3 Check the Bio-burden of the Primary packaging materials only, i.e. Aluminium, PVC foils,
bottles or containers with caps etc.
5.4 For aluminium foils & PVC film:- Take a piece of 5 x 5 square cm with the help of
sterilized scissor and put it into 100 ml Sterilized saline. Ensure label for the details of:
a. Name of the sample
b. AR No.
c. Date of analysis
5.5 For bottles or containers with cap: – Take one piece of container or bottle with cap
and transfer 10ml of saline solution to the container or bottle.
5.6 Shake the flask / container or bottle gently to recover the bio-burden into the saline for 8 to 10 min.
5.7 Perform the testing by membrane filtration method.
5.8 Filter the contents of the flask through 0.45 µ sterilized membranes. After
filtration wash the membrane with 100 ml sterile saline solution.
5.9 Aseptically remove the membrane from the cup using sterilized forceps and
transfer to the surface of the Soyabean Casein Digest Agar plates.
5.10 Incubate the plates at 20-25 C for 72 hrs for total yeast & mold count
followed by 30-35C for next 48 hrs for total bacterial count.
5.11 After incubation observe the plates for bio-burden and record the observations in record
of “Bioburden testing of Primary Packaging materials”,
5.12 Carry out the Microbiological bio burden analysis of primary Packaging Material for first
three consignments at the time of vendor approval and every 20th consignments of approved material.
5.13 Acceptance limit criteria
Total Bacterial Count: NMT 25 cfu per Bottles or Containers with cap/Aluminium Foil/PVC Foil.
Total Fungal Count: Nmt 5 Cfu per Bottles or Containers with cap/Aluminium Foil/Pvc Foil.
6.0 Forms and Records
6.1 Microbiological Analysis of packaging materials – Annexure-1
6.2 Bio-Burden of Report – Annexure-2
7.0 Distribution
7.1 Master copy – Documentation Cell (Quality Assurance)
7.2 Control copy – Quality Control
8.0 History
| Revision Number | Details For Change |
Reason for Revision |
| 00 | New SOP | NA |
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