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Key Takeaways:
- Proper cleaning prevents contamination and ensures quality in cannabis and hemp manufacturing.
- Ethanol cleaning poses risks like flammability, storage and waste handling.
- Pharma-grade detergents safely remove plant biomass, waxes and residues from equipment.
- Poor cleaning may cause microbial contamination, pesticide carryover or potential recalls.
- A proactive, validated cleaning strategy ensures compliance and protects cannabis product safety.
The cannabis industry is quickly evolving as innovations and consumer expectations have led to changes in the manufacturing environment. Extraction processes are becoming increasingly prevalent in cannabis manufacturing operations.
As derivative product demand increases for desirable oral dosage forms, adopting equipment and processes from traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing, such as formulation vessels, high shear agglomeration and tablet coating, can increase manufacturing operation capacity. Increased manufacturing capacity introduces new cleaning challenges, but STERIS Life Science has the expertise to help you optimize your cleaning process.
