Human Drug CGMP Notes

These documents have been and still are issued by the FDA. Each document contains a number of questions and “unofficial” FDA answers. They cover a variety of topics, among them cleaning validation.

Cleaning Validation Technologies has selected those questions (and answers) that are applicable, either directly or indirectly, to cleaning validation. The issue date and the topic are listed below. Click on a date to see the entire question and answer.

Please note that each “Human Drug CGMP Notes” contains many more questions than are listed on this site. These are only selected sections that deal with cleaning validation issues. In each case where the question and answer are presented, no editing has been done except for the format. For key decisions, it is recommended that the original file or document be consulted.

Month Description
June 1995 Detergent limits; Grouping based on materials of construction
September 1995 BPC validation
September 1997 Cleaning validation for a biobatch
March 1998 Preventing objectionable organisms in non-sterile products
June 1998 Penicillin issues; What investigators look for in CV programs; Acceptance limits;Manufacture of drugs and non-drugs in same equipment
December 1998 Rinse sampling
March 1999 Matrix or family approach to process validation; More on penicillin
September 1999 Validation of “identical” equipment
March 2000 More on penicillin
September 2000 Still more on penicillin
2nd Quarter 2001 Acceptance limits; Exceeding DEHT; Revalidation/monitoring; Determining residues on uncleaned equipment; Lab glassware validation
1st Quarter 2002 TOC for cleaning validation