MedAccred Program Joins Irradiation Industry Association

The MedAccred program has become a member of The Irradiation Panel, a renowned not-for-profit industry association representing global and diverse interests in radiation processing.
 
The panel is comprised of suppliers and users of irradiated products and irradiation services, regulatory bodies, and consultants. Membership currently consists of 46 companies and nine individual members, including Steris, Sterigenics, BD, Smith+Nephew, NPL, Nelson, IBA, Mevex, and Astra Zeneca.
 
Established in 1966 and based in the United Kingdom, the Irradiation Panel has members from across Europe and beyond, and provides a forum for discussing the advancement, development, promotion, regulation and practice of radiation processing using electron beam, gamma, and X-ray technology. The panel meets twice a year to discuss the major issues and challenges facing the industry.
 
Kim Patton, sterilization staff engineer and auditor, the MedAccred program, said, “MedAccred is proud to have been accepted onto The Irradiation Panel. As the MedAccred program representative, I will attend meetings, both virtual and face-to-face as we develop white papers, gather literature references, perform studies and commission publications. I am especially looking forward to working with industry radiation experts to create guidance documents to help the medical device industry address quality and compliance within critical process manufacturing.”
 
The MedAccred program is an industry-managed, consensus-driven approach to ensuring critical manufacturing process quality through the medical device supply chain. It reduces risk to patient safety, assures quality products and verifies compliance with requirements. The program is administered by the Performance Review Institute. Audits are conducted on behalf of subscribing members using collaboratively created audit criteria. Accreditation is granted and accepted by the MedAccred subscribing OEM members. Audit criteria incorporates industry-accepted performance standards and manufacturer specifications that meet regulatory requirements. 
 
The Performance Review Institute (PRI) is a not-for-profit trade association started in 1990. PRI is a global administrator of industry-managed critical process accreditation programs focused on improving process and product quality with collaboration among stakeholders in industries where safety and quality are shared goals. PRI protects what matters and aims to be the preeminent partner that drives flawless performance in high stakes industries.