Labcompliance On-line Audio Seminar

This seminar has been recorded and is available on CD and for instant download. All reference material as listed below and more is available on a special seminar website. The website is regularly updated with most recent information. In case there are questions related to the topic, they can be submitted through a web form and will be answered by the speaker. For ordering info click here.

On-line Audio Seminar 195

Sampling and Sample Handling in Laboratories

Strategies for  FDA and ISO 17025 Compliance and Tools for Implementation

Recorded

Sampling is an important operation within the entire analytical testing process in which only a small fraction of a product is taken. Valid conclusions on the whole test can only be based on representative sampling.  Thorough handling of samples is important to ensure integrity of samples. to prevent deterioration and cross contamination, to maintain sample tracking and the chain of custody, and to ensure safe disposal.  Correct sampling is thus an essential part of a system of a quality system and for FDA compliance. However, there are no official guidelines which raises lots of questions about sampling and sample handling.

Key Questions related sampling and sample handling

• What are the requirements of FDA and European agencies for sampling?
• What are expectations from ISO 17025?
• How to ensure and document representative sampling?
• How to write a sampling plan?
• How many samples should we take from a batch to be statistically safe?
• How to define and justify Acceptance Quality Levels for sampling
• How much sample should we take?
• How much reserve sample should we take?
• For how long should samples be stored?
• For how long should reserve samples be stored?
• Who is responsible for sampling?
• FDA requires a sampling plan, what exactly should be the content?
• What is the statistically accepted AQL (Acceptance Quality Level) for sampling?

How does the audio seminar help:

Answers will be presented by Dr. Ludwig Huber in a new interactive audio seminar. During the seminar, the speaker will present strategies and give practical recommendations. After the seminar, an extensive list of reference material like SOPs, templates and examples will help immediate and cost effective implementation.

During the interactive presentation you learn about:

• FDA and international GLP/GMP requirements
• Examples for Warning letters and how to avoid them
• Requirements of ISO 17025
• Sampling and sample handling as Part of the analytical process
• Objectives of sampling and sample handling
• Responsibilities for sampling
• Sampling plan and SOPs for sampling and sample handling
• Determining the AQL (Acceptance Quality Levels)
• Statistical sampling 2859, 10725
• Requirements for sampling equipment and tools
• Requirements for sample containers and labeling
• Sampling operating and precautions
• Recommendations for sample handling and transport
• Storing and retention of samples
• Reserve samples: sampling, amount, requirements, storage
• Examples: Starting materials, intermediates, finished products, packaging material
•  Documentation for FDA and ISO 17025

And for easy and instant implementation:
download 10+ documents from special seminar website

• SOPs
  - Sampling for Analytical Testing (531)
  - Handling of Laboratory Test Samples (534)
  - Reserve Samples in Laboratories
  
• Checklist:
  - Sampling and Sample Handling
• Forms
  - Sampling collection form
  - Sample receipt form
  - Sample transfer outside the laboratory
• Five Warning letters and/or Inspectional observations related sampling and sample handling
• WHO GMP Guidelines: Sampling of Pharmaceutical Products and Related Materials (24 pages)
• EURACHEM Guide: Measurement uncertainty arising from sampling (2007)

Who should attend?

• QA managers and personnel
• Analysts and lab managers
• Validation specialists
• Training departments
• Documentation department
• Consultants

How to order

Pick one of the options in the table that fits your needs. 

Recorded seminar - Web download 'Site' offer Multiple persons - single site Learn at your desk, meet in a seminar or conference room or share the audio file and reference material at your site. Order includes all reference material.	US$ 399.-
Recorded seminar - CD Get the CD in your mail Order includes all reference material.	US$ 399.-
Special offer for Labcompliance Usersclub Members Recorded Seminar- CD or Web download. Order includes all reference material. for Usersclub information and registration, click here	US$ 299.-

About audio seminars

 

Online audio seminars are presented over the phone. During the live presentation attendees can:

1. Study the printed slide material
2. Watch the slides on a computer
3. Watch the slides on a video screen in a seminar room
4. Ask questions through email and web form

 

About Dr. Ludwig Huber

Dr. Ludwig Huber is the author of the Labcompliance Newsletter. He has been conducting over 100 web and audio or video based seminars since ten years. He is worldwide director for FDA compliance at Agilent Technologies.

Dr. Ludwig Huber is a frequent presenter at IVT conferences and has been awarded as the 'Presenter of the Year' out of 170 speakers. This photo is from IVT's conference on Network Qualification with Ludwig Huber as plenary speaker.

Dr. Huber has published several books related to validation and compliance, for example: Validation of Computerized Analytical and Networked Systems. He was or still is a member of several committees, e.g., of the GAMP Special interest group (SIG) on Laboratory Computers, PDA Part 11 task force, IVT task force on network infrastructure qualification and the European Compliance Academy. He frequently visits FDA in Rockville, VA, and participates in panel discussions with FDA professionals. For more information, click here.