5 Safety Threats to Preformed Sterile Barrier Systems Storage & Handling

January 16, 2025

The Flexible Packaging Association’s Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC) has released recommendations and best practices for storing preformed sterile barrier systems before use by a medical device manufacturer or contract packager. These come by way of a white paper from SPMC’s Technical Committee, Preformed Sterile Barrier Systems Storage and Handling.

The paper examines five environmental factors — temperature, humidity, environment, physical protection, and time and equilibration — and explores how each one affects the quality and integrity of the stored medical packaging materials. SPMC’s goal is to optimize and maintain the quality of the preformed sterile barrier system being introduced to the production environment.

Read the full article in Packaging Digest magazine.