Storage Stability Studies

Storage Stability Studies determine the shelf life of products. This information is a necessity for registration and the process of evaluation covers both the product and the packaging of that product. 

Oxford Analytical is a GLP compliant laboratory with broad experience in performing stability studies in accordance with all current guidelines covering plant protection products and Biocides, as outlined in , Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the EU parliament and council on placing plant protection products on the market, and the EU BPR No 528/2012.  Further afield we can also design storage stability studies to meet OPPTS requirements.

Storage Stability Challenges

You may face challenges with storage stability related to determining shelf life, maintaining product quality, complying with regulations, identifying degradation mechanisms, customising testing protocols, interpreting data, managing costs, ensuring rapid testing, and dealing with limited sample sizes. Oxford Analytical provide tailored stability testing services, regulatory expertise, data interpretation support, and cost-effective solutions to address these customer pain points effectively.

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Product Quality Assurance: Storage stability testing helps ensure that products maintain their quality and effectiveness over time, reducing the risk of quality degradation and customer dissatisfaction.

Regulatory Compliance: By conducting stability studies in accordance with industry-specific regulations and guidelines, customers can demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements, ensuring their products meet legal and safety standards.

Cost Savings: Identifying and addressing stability issues early in product development can prevent costly recalls or reformulations, ultimately saving customers money and resources while improving overall product performance and market success.

Features you get with Oxford Analytical Storage Stability Services

Customised Testing Protocols

Oxford Analytical tailors stability testing protocols to meet the unique needs and specifications of each customer's product, ensuring that the testing accurately reflects real-world conditions and requirements.

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Regulatory Guidance

Oxford Analytical provides guidance and support to help customers navigate complex regulatory requirements, ensuring that their products meet industry-specific compliance standards and regulations.

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Comprehensive Analytical Expertise

Customers benefit from the company's extensive analytical expertise, utilising a wide range of techniques to identify and quantify degradation mechanisms, product stability, and other critical factors affecting shelf life.

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Data Interpretation and Reporting

The service includes thorough data analysis and interpretation, with detailed reports that help customers make informed decisions about their product formulations, shelf life, and quality control, facilitating product optimisation and regulatory submissions.

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Discover more Oxford Analytical Services

New regulations around Biocides came into place in 2012 . We have since therefore worked with industry to support registration needs conducting 5 batch analysis, routine testing, storage stability, physical testing and more on a wide range of Biocides.

Biostimulants are a wonderful new way to protect our plants and wildlife by using nature to protect itself. They are natural substances harnessed for their characteristics. After that they are developed into products that can be applied to seeds, plants and soils in order to stimulate natural growth. 

We have worked with consultants and direct customers for many years supporting their Agrochemical registration testing requirements under global regulations. Find out more here

We can design storage stability studies with or without GLP accreditation under the Biocides, Plant Protection, or ICH guidelines to support registration around the world. Find out more here

Need data for registration or a safety data sheet?

From explosive properties through to partition co-efficient, we cover a wider range of physical tests and can also develop our own in-house methods for novel experiments.

We use a range of methods from CIPAC, ASTM, ISO, OPPTS, OECD and more to meet global regulatory requirements. Find out more here

We can cover elemental to extremely low levels. If you just need to identify, quantify, or fully validate a method. Our ICP systems cover a wide range of elements often working on 10+ elements simultaneously. 

We regularly work on Silver, Lead, Arsenic, Chromium, Cadmium, Mercury, Copper, Boron and Sodium to name a few. Our list of capabilities stretches much longer! Find out more here

We can carry out impurity profiling, product screening, method validation and 5 batch analysis or Technical Equivalence studies to meet your registration needs. Our team develops tailored methods for your products and can also support with structural identification requirements.

We have many years of experience with successful studies over many compounds from Citric Acid to Pyrethrins covering elemental impurities, isomers, and additives of all types. 

Whether your product is a TC, or TK we can help. Find out more here

We have been developing bespoke methods at affordable prices for many years. Our chemists have developed thousands of methods over the years from simple single actives to complex products covering a wide range of levels and product types. 

We can also validate already developed methods or support you through your own method development journey via consultation.

Our validation expertise covers global requirements including SANCO/3030/99, SANTE/2020/12830 and ICH Q2, OPPTS 830.1800 and APVMA among others. Find out more here

The fertiliser market is well established but under scrutiny with the introduction of new regulations demanding more rigorous testing and reducing acceptable levels of elements. 

We are one of few labs that can offer the full suite of Fertiliser testing including Inorganic Arsenic, and Chromium VI. Find out more here

Need routine quality checks, one offs or concerned about contamination?

New regulations to meet? We often take on complex novel projects and it is what we are known for! Our chemists enjoy doing something different! Find out more here

Need a reasoned case for a regulator? Trying to develop a product or a method? See what our chemists and consultants can do to help. Find out more here