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ISO 22716:2007 Cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practices
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ISO 22716:2007 gives guidelines for the production, control, storage and shipment of cosmetic products.These guidelines cover the quality aspects of the product, but as a whole do not cover safety aspects for the personnel engaged in the plant, nor do they cover aspects of protection of the environment.
The guidelines in ISO 22716:2007 are not applicable to research and development activities and distribution of finished products.
Why is ISO 22716:2007 standard?
Consumers are becoming more and more concerned about the safety of the cosmetic products they are using. Fears of allergies and dermatitis caused by tainted or poisoned cosmetics have been everpresent. Incidents have always impacted the public and therefore have forced regulators to take action to ensure consumer safety. Examples of these are the requirements manufacturers have to adhere to in terms of pre-defined and approved product specifications and by putting systematic guidance on the organisation of the manufacturing and distribution supply chains. The recent growth of extended and complex global supply chains occurring in combination with the lack of proper control and oversight have made concerns over quality and safety even more serious. Manufacturers and retailers are urged to address deficiencies in their supply chains, and several quality standards have been proposed to deliver assistance in ensuring global cosmetic products safety. The introduction of ISO 22716 marks a major step in the realisation of a globally recognised standard for cosmetic products safety.
What are the outstanding benefits of ISO 22716:2007 standard?
It provides guidelines for the following: Production, Management, Storage and Transport and defines conditions regarding the quality aspects of the product, assurance of the customers' safety, traceability and responsibility. Beside, the fundamental advantages could be listed as below:
- Ensuring balanced-quality standardized procedures
- Improving the production quality management
- Defining and managing critical points in production
- Reducing the number of complaints
- Defining competencies and responsibilities
- Confirming implementation of legislative requirements
- In case of integrated audit (compatible with ISO 9001) reduction of financial costs and time for preparation
What are the basic requirements of an organization seeking ISO 22716:2007 certificate?
The organisation working under ISO 22716 has to set criteria for quality during the different stages of manufacturing, like specifications for purchased raw materials, components and packaging materials.
Furthermore, it should establish the criteria for in-process checks and release parameters of starting materials, intermediates (also called cosmetic ingredients) and finished products.
It is important that these characteristics are strictly followed with a clear designation of the quality status of these materials during the entire supply chain of operations. In this regard it is important to note that contractors, like third party transporters and packaging units, have to be included in the quality efforts of the organisation.
Applying changes in the quality status of starting materials and (intermediate) products are the responsibilities of the Quality unit solely, and for this reason this unit needs to be fully integrated in the operational activities of the organisation. Each organisation needs to have a system in place to deal with deviations occurring anywhere in the supply chain of operations. These deviations can have multiple origins and occur internally but also arise externally, for example during transportation to a client organisation.
These client organisations need to have the ability to raise complaints if necessary and the organisation working under an ISO 22716 quality regime should investigate these complaints until root-cause and a satisfactory solution has been found and communicated to the client. In case of serious quality deviations posing a serious threat to consumer health and safety, the organisation needs to be able to coordinate an effective recall of the product or products.
ALBERK QA TECHNIC'S certification process for ISO 22716:2007
Key steps in our certification process are:
Definition of certification scope
Certification audit performed in 2 stages:
Readiness review performed to verify that the organization is ready for certification
Evaluation of implementation, including the effectiveness, of the management system of the organization
A certificate valid for 3 years is issued upon satisfactory results of stage 2 audit
Surveillance audits to verify that the management system continues to fulfill the requirements of the standard and monitor the continual improvement
Re-certification after 3 years to confirm the continued conformance and effectiveness of the management system as a whole.
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