Table VI

Monitoring Aseptic Filling

ActivityTotal Volume SampledSampling TimeMean ≥0.5-μm Total ParticlesaMean ≥5.0-μm Total ParticlesaMean Viable Particlesa
Monitoring fill next to filling needle1.01 m335 min 23 s2130
Monitoring transfer of vials into filling isolator0.10 m33 min 23 s000
  • a Data is presented as the number of particles detected per total volume sampled.