What is stability testing: Stability testing is specially designed process of testing with the aim to prove that test product shelf life (also known as period in which equilibrium state of product is maintained) in various test conditions. Also, number of food items and medicine are regulated to print ingredients of the product in specially designated product label. Based on the shelf life, companies are required to put “best by date” or “Use by date” on packing.
More than this companies are not allowed to market the products made for human consumption without the proof of these test results by various regulators (such as FDA in US, FSSAI of india).
1. Test product is kept in different environment conditions at different temperature and humidity
2. Test on sample are done at period of interval per-decided it could be weeks to years
What is Process Maturity testing: Manufacturing process of products are dependent on various instruments, devices and environment and operational conditions. Some of the factors that can impact the manufactured product are i. incorrect scales, that could change the quantum of ingredients that is different from stated quantity of ingredient ii. broken or kaput production devices, oven, furnace or unhygienic operation environment.
Thus it is important for quality assurance department to ensure that production by each and every batch of products are consistent quality and composed of same proportion of constituents and tiny variations are within the allowable tolerance for safe consumption.
SCC LIMS allows users to design specification for these type of testings and can record test results for up to five different environment conditions. Test results can be logged into the LIMS for every time period in different conditions. Lab get notified by the LIMS of upcoming date when test are due for a period of testing.
SCC LIMS allows a tabular test reports with graphical representation of the data with the minimum, maximum that are specified for a test parameter along with its statistical average and variations.
