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September 2, 2022

Aerosol Challenge Exposure: A Retrospective Review

  In the early 1980s, Dr. Jerry Nelson, founder of Nelson Laboratories, began developing a whole-package aerosol-challenge test.  The original intent of the test method was to simulate real-time shelf life using a high-challenge microbial-spore load.  In essence, this involved...

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April 13, 2015

DuPont’s Tyvek Transition: Are You Prepared?

With DuPont’s Tyvek transition looming, manufacturers should consider performing a packaging validation as part of their implementation strategy. Nelson Laboratories has been working with the new Tyvek material, testing it according to the ASTM F2638 method, for several years. DuPont...

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May 12, 2014

ASTM Committee Meeting Updates for F02 and D10

Robert Haley, Packaging Department Manager, Nelson Labs The American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) Committee Meeting for F02 and D10 committees was recently held in Lansing, Michigan.  During the F02 meeting, there were discussions for potential round robin...

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