Construction and physical design play a key role in eliminating the risk of contamination on a scale. If your scale has the wrong surface, hidden corners or exposed threads, you increase the risk of cross-contamination, even with a thorough cleaning.
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GMP guidelines worldwide are consistent in their requirements for production hygiene, stating that equipment should be designed for its intended use, prevent contamination of the drug product and facilitate easy cleaning. However, guidelines do not offer specific criteria to consider for selecting equipment for sanitary processes, such as scales in a dispensing room.
Standards, as defined by international sanitary institutes, such as EHEDG and NSF, include a wide range of equipment design aspects that have to be considered. Hygienically designed floor and bench scales follow these standards and offer easy accessibility, electro-polished surfaces and other proven design features to speed up cleaning processes while reducing the risk of contamination.
The Hygienic Design Brochure provides an overview on regulations and sanitary standards and explains how hygienically designed weighing equipment helps facilitate fast and effective cleaning processes.