Using Pulsed Light for sanitizing cups, lids and packs causes unjustified high capital losses (1 to 25) and high operating losses per cup or lid (1 to 8). Yet pulsed UV (PL) becomes the only non-invasive sterilization choice for infusion solutions, reviewed for packed in 0.25 l UV semi-transparent PE bags, reaching 0.27 c/bag in operating costs INCLUDING 6 logs reduction of B. Pumilus spores, the most radiation and UV resistant spores of all.