ECA to Provide Updated Visual Inspection Guidance at February 2026 Training

Participants attending the Online ECA Training: Fundamentals of Visual Inspection on 12 February 2026 will receive the newest edition of the ECA Guidance Document on Visual Inspection of Parenterals. Developed by the ECA Visual Inspection Group Board, the guidance aims to clarify and streamline compliance expectations while reflecting real-world technical limitations of manual and automated inspection processes.

The updated document includes comprehensive chapters on:

• Manual inspection
• Semi-automated inspection
• Automated inspection
• Inspection of difficult-to-inspect units
• Defect classes
• Evaluation and trending of defect classes
• Batch release
• Handling concerns about distributed product
• Key definitions

Participants will be able to download the full guidance. Additional details are available in the event programme, and further information about the Visual Inspection Group can be found on the ECA website.

08-12-2025