AIB International Tip Of The Week: Verification Vs. Validation

These two terms get misused all of the time, even by professionals. We often hear customers tell us that they have validated their cleaning program when in fact it was only a verification.

So let’s now put this in simple, easy to remember terms…                      

Verification: Are we doing what we say we’re doing?                                       
Validation: Is what we are doing effective?

Here are some real world in-plant examples for both activities to show the difference:

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