Does the Settle Plate or Active Air Sampler Method Really Work with TSA Media?

Synopsis

Annex 1 states that continuous viable air monitoring in Grade A should be undertaken for the full duration of critical processing, including setup.

This presentation challenges the suitability of the settle plate method and the most common active air sampling methods. Furthermore it challenges the suitability of the current TSA media for use in this application.

Data will be presented to prove and justify that current methods are ineffective in achieving continuous monitoring and as an industry we should be looking to new TSA media formulations and new sampling techniques (data presented) that are more suited to this application.