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STABILITY STTIDY PROTOCOL
1. Purpose
To document the process to be used for establishing expiration date under real time
condition for dietary supplement
2. General information
Name of product ORMEGA
Dosage form Capsule
3. Container
Bottle : HDPE Plastic bottle
Closure : Air tight cover from plastic with desiccant
4. Item test and specifrcation
Tests Specifrcation Sample quantity
Appearance Clear oblong 22 softgel containing yellow 10's
oil with a characteristic odor
Filling weight 1,080 - 1,320 mg/softgel 20's
Uniformity of weight Individual weight of the capsule to be 20's
within 90-l l0% of the average weight of
l,524.Slmglsoftgel
Disintegration time <30 minutes 6',s
Shell moisture content 6-10% 5',s
Peroxide value NMT 5.OmEq/kg l0's
Dioxin ad Furans NMT 2 pg WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ/g fat 5's
Dioxin- Like PCBs NMT 3 pg WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ/g fat 5's
PCBs NMT 0.045 mg/Kg 5's
EPA NLT 540mg / softgel 20's
DHA NLT 270mg / softgel 20's
Arsenic NMT 0.1 ppm 5's
Cadmium NMT 0.1 ppm 5',s
Lead NMT 0.1 ppm 5',s
Mercury NMT 0.1 ppm 5',s
Total aerobic count < 2X lOa cfu/g 20's
Total combined yeast & < 2X lO2cfir/g 20's
mold count
Escherichia coli Absent in Ig 5',s
Salmonella spp Absent in l0 g 5',s
Staphylococcus aureus Absent in I g 5',s
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Absent in 1g 5',s
Bile-tolerant gram- < 100cfir/g 5',s
negative bacteria
Vitamin E < 500 ppm (HPLC) 1',s
5. Storage condition
Real time study: 30 +2 0C, RH 75 * 50/o
Accelerabd study: 40 +2 0c, RH 75 + 5%
6. Studvdesiqn
No. BatchNo. Mfg date Exp date Type ofStudy
I Real time
2 Real time
J Accelerated
4 Accelerated
7. Exoected duration
Real time study :36months
Sampling interval (months) : 0,3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24 & 36
Accelerated study : 6 months
Sampling interval (months) : 0,3 &6