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Sterilty Testing

The Sterility Test specified in USP General Chapter <71>  is understood to mean that pathogenic bacteria, yeast and/or fungi are absent from the article labeled “sterile”. In the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia and Canada the word “sterile” has that …

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USP Monographs

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a non–governmental, official public standards–setting authority for prescription and over–the–counter medicines and other healthcare products manufactured or sold in the United States. USP also sets widely recognized standards for food ingredients and dietary supplements. …

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Bacterial Identification

Gibraltar Laboratories helps its sponsors control microbial contamination in the manufacturing environment. Raw material and finished products are usually subject to a compendia and/or sponsor specification with respect to what organisms, if any, can be present. Microbial identification is the …

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Microbial Limits Testing

At Gibraltar Laboratories one of the most frequent questions we are asked about is what is the proper way to examine non-sterile products?  It is easy to test a sterile product because it is understood that the absence of pathogenic …

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Antibiotic Testing

Gibraltar Laboratories performs certification of label claim testing regarding the potency of antibiotics (antibiotic testing). Certification is necessary to conform to US FDA current good manufacturing practice regulations.

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Endotoxin Testing

Gibraltar Labs Inc. is an ISO 17025 certified testing laboratory to perform Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Test. LAL, also known as Bacterial Endotoxin test, is a highly sensitive test used to detect or quantify bacterial endotoxins.

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Steam Sterilization

Steam sterilization is a process of thermal sterilization employing highly pressurized saturated steam in a chamber [autoclave].

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Total Organic Carbon

Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is a highly powerful analytical chemistry method that is valuable for many types of determinations. Two of the most common uses of Total Organic Carbon testing are for Purified Water testing and Cleaning Validations.

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Tracking Your Information-Gibraltar Report Portal

Dear Gibraltar Friend, As you have noticed we have improved our appearance recently. We have updated our logo to emphasize our widely known  company name. At  the same time we have updated our web page which makes it easier than …

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Giving Back to Charity

12-18-10 Dear GBL Reader, When I am not busy leading Gibraltar Laboratories I spend a lot of my free time helping the LIONS organization do charitable work in the areas of Vision, Hunger, Youth and Environment. I strongly believe that …

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