5 Benefits of Summer GxP Temperature Mapping

Are you in the business of storing or transporting temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical or nutraceutical products? As temperatures rise during the summer months, maintaining a required temperature range in a warehouse or storage facility can be challenging. To ensure compliance with Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) guidelines, temperature mapping is a critical step in the qualification process, identifying potential risks and taking corrective actions.

“It’s best to begin planning summer temperature mapping early in the year. It takes time, careful scheduling and project management to ensure project success,” says Melanie Krüger, qualification engineer of ELPRO, a global leader in environmental monitoring data intelligence solutions and GxP Services.

“For example, temperature mapping ideally needs to be conducted when a facility—such as a warehouse—is full, but also when it is empty. The logistics of this can often be difficult to coordinate,” says Krüger.

Temperature mapping is the process of measuring and recording the temperature and humidity conditions of an environment over a specific period. This comprehensive map of the temperature distribution throughout a facility or transportation vehicle helps identify hot spots, cold spots, and any temperature fluctuations. The data gathered from temperature mapping is then used to develop strategies to maintain temperature within the specified range.

The benefits of temperature mapping during the summer months include:

1. Compliance with Regulations: Regulatory bodies such as the FDA and WHO have strict guidelines on the storage and transportation of temperature-sensitive products. Temperature mapping helps ensure compliance with these regulations by providing documented evidence that the products were stored and transported within the required temperature range, as specified by the manufacturer.
2. Risk Mitigation: Temperature mapping identifies hot and cold spots within a facility or transportation vehicle. This information is then used to develop strategies to mitigate the risk of temperature excursions that could result in product degradation or spoilage.
3. Improved Product Quality: Temperature mapping helps maintain the required temperature range for temperature-sensitive products, reducing the risk of spoilage and ensuring that the products remain of high quality.
4. Cost Savings: By identifying areas that require improvement, temperature mapping can lead to more efficient use of resources and energy, resulting in cost savings.
5. Increased Customer Confidence: Customers trust that their temperature-sensitive products will arrive in good condition when they are confident that the products were stored and transported within the required temperature range. Temperature mapping provides proof of this, increasing customer confidence and satisfaction.

Don't risk product degradation or non-compliance with GDP and GMP guidelines during the summer months. Invest in temperature mapping to ensure the safe and effective transportation and storage of temperature-sensitive products.

Watch our video about GxP Summer Mapping HERE