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Cleaning Validation Services

Protecting Product Quality Through Scientifically Proven Cleaning Processes

MACO
Scientifically justified limits
GMP
Records built for quality review
Life
Startup through sustained ownership
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MACOCleaning Validation

The service, end to end

Cleaning Validation — from problem to delivery.

Cleaning Validation provides documented evidence that equipment cleaning procedures consistently remove product residues, cleaning agents, microbial contamination, and other potential contaminants to predetermined...

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Why it matters

Build sustainable cleaning programs that control residue, cross-contamination, sampling, and lifecycle risk.

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The problems we remove

Manufacturing facilities producing multiple products on shared equipment must demonstrate that cleaning procedures effectively remove residues and prevent contamination between...

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How AVEX runs it

Real delivery steps AVEX engineers own end to end - planning, design review, commissioning, qualification, and turnover - not a generic four-box diagram.

Regulatory alignment

Standards this program is built around.

FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)21 CFR Parts 210 & 211FDA Process Validation GuidanceEMA Cleaning Validation GuidancePIC/S RecommendationsISPE Risk-MaPPASTM StandardsICH Q7, Q8, Q9, and Q10Health-Based Exposure Limit (HBEL) MethodologiesPDE-Based Cleaning Validation PrinciplesFDA Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)21 CFR Parts 210 & 211FDA Process Validation GuidanceEMA Cleaning Validation GuidancePIC/S RecommendationsISPE Risk-MaPPASTM StandardsICH Q7, Q8, Q9, and Q10Health-Based Exposure Limit (HBEL) MethodologiesPDE-Based Cleaning Validation Principles

Frequently asked

Answers before you pick up the phone.

What is Cleaning Validation?

Cleaning Validation is the documented process of demonstrating that equipment cleaning procedures consistently remove product residues, cleaning agents, and contaminants to predetermined acceptable levels.

What is MACO?

Maximum Allowable Carryover (MACO) is the maximum amount of product residue permitted to remain on manufacturing equipment following cleaning before the next product is manufactured.

What is the difference between swab and rinse sampling?

Swab sampling directly evaluates residue remaining on equipment surfaces, while rinse sampling measures residues removed during the final rinse. Both methods may be used depending on equipment design and validation strategy.

Does AVEX support CIP and SIP validation?

Yes. We provide validation support for both Clean-in-Place (CIP) and Steam-in-Place (SIP) systems, including protocol development, execution, performance verification, and lifecycle support.

Can AVEX help remediate existing cleaning validation programs?

Absolutely. We assist organizations with cleaning validation remediation, acceptance criteria updates, risk assessments, lifecycle improvements, and responses to regulatory observations.

In summary

Deliver Scientifically Proven Cleaning Programs with Confidence

Cleaning Validation is essential to protecting product quality, preventing cross-contamination, and maintaining regulatory compliance throughout the manufacturing lifecycle. AVEX Consulting provides the engineering...