In pharmaceutical manufacturing, contamination control begins long before products reach final packaging.
Raw materials are blended, milled and granulated before being compressed into tablets or filled into capsules.
At each stage, there is potential for metal contamination arising from broken sieves, worn equipment, magnets or foreign material introduced with ingredients.
Metal detection forms part of the control strategy applied during these processes, reports Stuart Preston, Business Development Manager at Mettler Toledo.
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