Globe valves are granted USP Class VI certification

The Gemü globe valves 507, 550 and 554 with stain­less steel valve bod­ies and PTFE seals from the valve spe­cial­ist Gemü have been award­ed approval in accor­dance with USP Class VI. They now com­ply with the pre­req­ui­sites for appli­ca­tion in the med­ical and phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal industries.

The U.S. Food and Drug Admin­is­tra­tion (FDA) divides the plas­tics used in the med­ical and phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal indus­tries into six bio­com­pat­i­bil­i­ty class­es in the Amer­i­can Drugs and Med­i­cines Reg­is­ter (USP). The most strin­gent of the six cat­e­gories is the USP Class VI clas­si­fi­ca­tion. It is the pre­req­ui­site for use of the mate­ri­als in the med­ical and phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal industries.

With imme­di­ate effect, the Gemü globe valves 507, 550 and 554 with PTFE gland pack­ing (Gemü code 5P) and stain­less steel valve bod­ies (Gemü code 37, 34 or C2) now have cer­ti­fi­ca­tion in accor­dance with USP Class VI and are there­fore approved for use in the med­ical and phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal industries.