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Sterile Milk Storage Bottles in tamper
Evident Sealed Bags used for milk storage and to give to
mothers for their milk
Sterifeed’s Sterilization process:
Electron beam sterilization
(e-beam sterilization) is a successful technology for
sterilizing a variety of disposable medical devices with
a wide range of densities. The ebeam inactivates
microorganisms either by causing microbial death as a
direct effect of the destruction of a vital molecule of
by an indirect chemical reaction. This is the process
used to sterilize the Sterifeed disposable, and reusable
human breast milk bottles. There is no residual left on the
bottles after this method of sterilization which is why
we use it for breast milk bottles.
In order to certify a product sterile, the FDA has very
strict rules about testing and validation. Our bottles
comply with all regulatory requirements for
sterilization because we take the extra step after the
bottles come off the mold by conducting a validated and
certified sterilization process.
Methods Used By Other Sterile Bottle
Vendors:
Ethylene Oxide
(ETO) is commonly used for sterile collection bottles,
tubing sets and other items used in neonatal intensive
care units. It is a flammable and highly reactive gas
sterilization process and can possess several physical
and health hazards due to the gas
residuals left on the
materials being sterilized. These residuals must be
carefully monitored as they do possess proven
carcinogenic properties. Over the years, the levels of
acceptable residual ETO have been decreased by the EPA
as more knowledge about its adverse effects are
understood.
Sterile By Process
is a term used to describe a manufacturing process by
which the newly molded bottles are capped immediately
after coming off of the plastic molding machine. Since
the plastic is injected using very high temperatures,
the newly molded bottles are very clean. By capping it
immediately, no bacteria can enter the bottle,
maintaining its clean state. Some customers have
reported a strong chemical smell upon opening the
bottle. This is likely caused by the natural “out
gassing” that occurs after a plastic part is molded.
Check with your hospital risk management to ascertain
whether this method can be considered sterile and
whether the out gassing presents any hazard.
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