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21 CFR 600.11(b): Physical establishment, equipment, animals, and care

PART 600-BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS: GENERAL · Subpart B-Establishment Standards

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Citation 21 CFR 600.11(b)
Section Physical establishment, equipment, animals, and care
Part PART 600-BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS: GENERAL
Subpart Subpart B-Establishment Standards
Subchapter 21 CFR F Biologics
Product types cited Biologics, Drugs
Regulation text (excerpt) (b) Equipment. Apparatus for sterilizing equipment and the method of operation shall be such as to insure the destruction of contaminating microorganisms. The effectiveness of the sterilization procedure shall be no less than that achieved by an attained temperature of 121.5 °C maintained for 20 minutes by saturated steam or by an attained temperature of 170 °C maintained for 2 hours with dry heat. Processing and storage containers, filters, filling apparatus, and other pieces of apparatus and…

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