Pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, nutritional supplement, chemical, food, and beverage manufacturing all rely on fully decontaminated equipment before production can begin. Decontamination of used manufacturing equipment for these important industries is always recommended, or maybe your team needs help establishing decontamination processes and procedures. Federal Equipment Company’s equipment decontamination services are here to help.

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Federal Equipment Company’s 3-Step Equipment Decontamination Service

Our three-step decontamination of equipment process will demonstrate that equipment is free from beta-lactam antibiotics, destroy up to 99.9999% of harmful pathogens and contaminants, and document validation procedures.

1. β-lactam (beta-lactam) Antibiotic Testing

Beta-lactams are broad-spectrum antibiotics, including penicillin, cephalosporins, and many others. The first step is to confirm that critical beta-lactam compounds (specifically, penicillin G and ampicillin) are absent from the product-contact surfaces of the equipment. This test is performed by swabbing the equipment in several hard-to-reach areas and then analyzing the swabs using mass spectrometry equipment. We produce a full, written report confirming the absence of beta-lactam compounds

Antibiotic testing

2. Equipment Decontamination Meeting & Exceeding USP Bioburden Standards

Equipment decontamination requirements are established in the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) Chapter <1072> "Disinfectants and Antiseptics." There are several options that provide bioburden reduction ranging from Log3 (99.9%) to Log6 (99.9999%). Standard treatment, appropriate for most situations, is a dry vapor fogging procedure with pharmaceutical-grade equipment and EPA-registered peracetic acid/hydrogen peroxide cold sterilant.

Advanced treatment can be used for challenging or high-risk applications. This advanced treatment uses chlorine dioxide gas sterilization using ClorDisSys equipment with EPA-registered chemical sterilants and treatment protocol. These treatments must be performed in a controlled environment by an NIH-credentialed biodecontamination company.

Equipment decontamination meeting & exceeding USP Bioburden Standards

3. Validation Documentation

Upon completion of the equipment decontamination process and receipt of the beta-lactam lab analysis, we’ll provide validation documentation. The report will validate biological performance using biological indicators inoculated with Log6 Geobacillus stearothermaphilus bacterial spores (ATCC 12980). All equipment decontamination processes and swabbing procedures should be performed using the associated manufacturers/lab operating protocols

Validation documentation

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Industries Served

Federal Equipment Company sells used pharmaceutical processing equipment
Federal Equipment Company sells used pharmaceutical processing equipment

PHARMA

Federal Equipment Company sells used chemical processing equipment
Federal Equipment Company sells used chemical processing equipment

CHEMICAL

Federal Equipment Company sells used plastics manufacturing equipment
Federal Equipment Company sells used plastics manufacturing equipment

PLASTICS

Federal Equipment Company sells used packaging equipment
Federal Equipment Company sells used packaging equipment

PACKAGING

Federal Equipment Company sells used food and beverage manufacturing equipment
Federal Equipment Company sells used food and beverage manufacturing equipment

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Federal Equipment Company sells used hemp processing equipment
Federal Equipment Company sells used hemp processing equipment

EXTRACTION & GROWING TECH

Used Utility Equipment
Used Utility Equipment

UTILITIES

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