Sterilization of Health Care Products - Chemical Indicators - Part 1: General Requirements

Designation Number:

ISO 11140-1

Standard Type:

National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard

Standard Development Activity:

New Standard

Status:

Proceeding to development

SDO Comment Period Start Date:

2016-01-26

SDO Comment Period End Date:

2016-02-16

Posted On:

2016-01-20

Scope:

This Standard specifies general requirements and test methods for indicators that show exposure to sterilization processes by means of physical and/or chemical change of substances, and which are used to monitor the attainment of one or more of the process parameter(s) specified for a sterilization process. They are not dependent for their action on the presence or absence of a living organism.

Project need:

n/a

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