Safety and quality are paramount to the food and beverage industry, but so is profitability.

Quality by Design (QbD) refers to the strategies developed and advanced by the US Food and Drug Administration, the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH), and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP),^1-5 based on scientific principles and risk assessment and focused on product and process understanding.

The lab manager's role in building a robust, reliable, analytical quality system

In an age of ever-increasing consumer requirements and the enforcement of strict regulations such as the Food Law and Foodstuffs and Commodities Act (US Food and Drug Administration, §64 LFBG), it is vital that beverage manufacturers demonstrate the quality and safety of their final product.