CTFA Standards - SANS 22716:2011 – Cosmetics – Good Manufacturing Practices(GMP) – Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices

ISO 22716:2007(E) © ISO 2007 – All rights reserved 15 8.3.5 Measures should be set up to ensure stock turnover. Except in special circumstances, stock rotation should ensure that the oldest released stock is used first. 8.3.6 Periodic inventory checks should be performed to: a) ensure inventory accuracy; b) ensure that acceptance criteria are met. Any significant discrepancy should be investigated. 8.4 Shipment Measures should be taken to ensure the shipment of the defined finished product. Precautions should be taken to maintain the finished product quality, when appropriate. 8.5 Returns 8.5.1 Returns should be identified in an appropriate way and stored in defined areas. 8.5.2 Returns need to be evaluated against established criteria to determine their disposition. 8.5.3 Release should be given before placing returns on the market again. 8.5.4 Measures should be established to distinguish any reprocessed return. Measures should be taken to avoid the inadvertent redistribution of unreleased finished product. 9 Quality control laboratory 9.1 Principle 9.1.1 Principles described for personnel, premises, equipment, subcontracting, and documentation should apply to the quality control laboratory. 9.1.2 The quality control laboratory is responsible for ensuring that the necessary and relevant controls, within its activity, are carried out for sampling and testing so that materials are released for use and products are released for shipment, only if their quality fulfils the required acceptance criteria. 9.2 Test methods 9.2.1 The quality control laboratory should use all test methods necessary to confirm that the product complies with acceptance criteria. 9.2.2 Controls should be performed on the basis of defined, appropriate and available test methods. 9.3 Acceptance criteria Acceptance criteria should be established to specify the requirements to be met for raw materials, packaging materials, bulk products and finished products. 9.4 Results All results should be reviewed. After this review, a decision should be made, notably in terms of approval, rejection or pending. SANS 22716:2011 © SABS. This non-printable standard is exclusively for members of the Cosmetic, Tolietry and Fragrance Association of South Africa (ctfa) granted access online through its password-protected and member-specific portal in accordance with publishing and copyright exploitation agreement no. 014/009/20-049. The agreement will expire after one year unless renewed. © SABS. This non-printable standard is exclusively for members of the Cosmetic, Tolietry and Fragrance association of South Africa (ctfa).