Through the Line Podcast: Eye Drop Recall Exposes Gaps in Sterility Assurance

How do the sterility assurance gaps reflect broader challenges in medical device and pharmaceutical packaging compliance?

More than 3.1 million bottles of lubricating eye drops were recalled because products weren't properly tested, meaning sterility couldn't be verified. However, passing a sterility test doesn’t guarantee that a whole batch of product is sterile. It only confirms that no microbes were present in the sample.

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