11/14/2017 ISO 22716: Cosmetics - Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

ISO 22716: Cosmetics - Good Manufacturing Practices

(GMP)

To ensure products safety;

To allow cleaning, sanitisation and maintenance of the spaces;
To minimize the risk of finite products, raw materials and packages contamination;
To be properly lightened and ventilated.

EquipmentTo be designed so that product contamination is prevented.

To be made of a material that is compatible with the product, the cleaning and sanitization agents.
To present no risk for the personnel.
To be calibrated, clean. Raw materials and packagingTo comply with the acceptance criteria relevant for
the quality of the finite product.
To be accompanied by the analysis certificates.
To be properly stored. ProductionThere should be relevant documents for every stage of the
production operations.
The formula of the product shall be respected.
There should be an interphases control of the production process, based on a defined plan. Finite
productTo fulfil the acceptance criteria.
Storage, transportation and retour shall be done so that the integrity and quality of the finite product
shall not be affected.
To be controlled based on pre-established methods and acceptance criteria. Quality controlThe criteria
established under sections personnel, premises, equipment, outsourcing and documentation are
applicable to this section.
There should be defined testing methods, adequate and available through which the acceptance criteria
of the finite product shall be complied. WasteWaste shall be disposed in compliance with applicable legal
regulations. OutsourcingThere should be written contracts for outsourced activities. Claims and product
recallThere should be a claims centralization system, if the situation.
There should be an action plan for the recall of non-conform product. Internal AuditThere should be
personnel responsible with the internal audit, including the taking of the corrective measures.
DocumentationThere should be established, designed, installed and maintained a system of
documentation.
Documentation shall be permanently revised and updated and archived.

Advantages of ISO 22716 certification

Compliance of the production, control, storage and shipment processes to the international
requirements for cosmetics ;

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Creating the competitive advantage through the promotion of the cosmetics safe for use ;
Creating a progressive organizational culture through the responsibility needed at all levels;
Enhanced reputation.

Why SRAC

SRAC has initiated the system certification in compliance with ISO 22716:2007 (SR EN ISO 22716:2008):
Cosmetics good manufacturing practices (GMP).
Upon the certification process successfully completed, SRAC certified organizations:

have the right to use SRAC and IQNet conformity marks for advertising purposes;
are regularly informed on the evolutions in certification area, by accessing SRAC website, events
organized by SRAC.

Why certification
For an organization to efficiently perform its activity, this should identify and manage more correlated
activities.
Every successful organization should:

To identify all the risks of its activities, including the risk regarding the safety in using the produced
cosmetics;
To use a logical and objective methodology in order to classify these risks according to their
importance;
To direct its good manufacturing practices so that it can follow the improvement and minimization of
this kind of risks.

The implementation and certification of a system regarding the good manufacturing practices for
cosmetics means the choosing of a systematic approach for the identification of the potential risks
related to products safety and finding the actions needed for the elimination or reduction of such risks.
The implemented system regarding good manufacturing practices represents a useful tool that allows
organizations of any size or type to control the impact of activities, products, services upon the safety of
the cosmetics it produces.

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