EN 17141: Putting it into context
The new European standard outlines the importance of understanding the risks of microbial contamination. Being able to accurately identify microbes isolated from the controlled environment is vital to assess risk to pharmaceutical products, and ultimately patients, and ensure that these organisms can be eliminated or controlled. Duncan Barlow from Charles River lays out the most important parts
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