ISO 22716:2007 Certification ‐ Cosmetic GMP Management System

ISO 22716:2007 Cosmetic GMP management systems is guidelines for the Good manufacturing Practices for the Cosmetic Products.

These guidelines have been prepared for consideration by the cosmetic industry and take into account the specific needs of this sector. These guidelines offer organizational and practical advice on the management of the human, technical and administrative factors affecting product quality.

Good Manufacturing Practices constitute the practical development of the quality assurance concept through the description of the plant activities that are based on sound scientific judgement and risk assessments.

This standard is applicable for the Quality aspect of the products, the safety aspects are not covered in the standard.

This standard is are not applicable to research and development activities and distribution of finished products.

Benefits of the standard

1. Competitive edge to the company in domestic as well as global market
2. Fosters legal compliance as adopted by regulators around the world.
3. Worldwide recognition and credibility
4. Quality to bid on new contracts
5. Improved corporate quality image
6. Tool for motivating suppliers to conform
7. Reduction in customer audit
8. Higher customer satisfaction and increased confidence among customers.
9. Development of the GMP compliant plant
10. Confidence of the customers and reduction in customer audit and visit.

Steps of our consultancy and certification

1. Micro level survey of the existing system
2. Prepare the documentation
3. Conduct awareness program (top + middle + bottom level).
4. Form a steering committee and task force for documentation
5. Identify and define process approach
6. Define policy and establish objectives
7. Prepare documents of cosmetic GMP management system.
8. Implementation & train all personnel in the use of procedures & formats.
9. Also give training to employee related to GMP controls.
10. Train internal auditors.
11. Assess the system through first internal audit.
12. Take corrective actions for non-conformities.
13. Apply for certification.
14. Assess the system through second round of internal audit.
15. Stage 1 audit by certifying body for ISO 22716 standard
16. Take actions on suggestions given by them.
17. Final audit by certifying body.
18. Take corrective actions on the non conformities to the satisfaction of the certifying body.
19. Get certified for ISO 22716:2007

Requirements of the standard

The ISO 22716 standard is based on the below mention requirement.

1. Personnel
2. Premises
3. Equipment
4. Raw Materials and Packing Materials'
5. Production
6. Finish Product
7. Quality Control Laboratory
8. Treatment of product that is out of specification
9. Wastes
10. Subcontracting
11. Deviation
12. Complaints and Recalls
13. Change Control
14. Internal Audit
15. Documentation