Aseptic area and sterile area

What is difference between Aseptic area and sterile area?

An aseptic area is a premise in a clean area, designed, constructed, serviced and used with an intention to prevent the microbial contamination of the product . sterile means completely free from all viable micro organism. aseptic area is right term for area because aseptic area is classified on different grade on basis of acceptable viable / non viable count. it means there is possibility of microbes in aseptic area but it should be within acceptable limit. if u say sterile area , area should be completely free from all viable micro organism which is not possible. so aseptic area is right term.

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