Improving the sterilisation of medical devices – new ISO Standard

Issue 24 – February 2011

Sterilization of health care products – Dry heat – Requirements for the development, validation, and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices, ISO 20857:2010, promotes good sterilisation practices. Manufacturers, laboratories, regulators, and healthcare practitioners worldwide can use ISO 20857 to ensure that health products are sterile, which can be crucial to the safety of patients.

Cosmetic products – new Standard to reduce contamination

Issue 24 – February 2011

A new Standard to reduce contamination in cosmetic products is available, Cosmetics – Microbiology – Guidelines for the risk assessment and identification of microbiologically low-risk products ISO 29621:2010.

STANDARD IN DEVELOPMENT

Home and Community Support Services Standard

Committee: P8158
Project Manager: Robyn Fitzgerald
Estimated Publication Date: March 2012
Comments: Preliminary work has started on the review of NZS 8158:2003. The purpose of the review is to closely align it with NZS 8134:2008 Health and Disability Services Standards (core document) and the current models of practice. This is currently in development and dates for future committee meetings will be set at the initial committee meeting in February 2011.