Scope of the ISO 22716 Standard

The Scope of ISO 22716 Is Set Out Clause by Clause Below.

• Scope, Terms, and Definitions
• Personnel: key competence, management responsibilities, skills and training, staff health and hygiene, visitors and untrained personnel
• Facility requirements: work areas, flooring, lighting, sanitary facilities, walls, consumables, ventilation, maintenance
• Equipment: calibration, installation, cleaning, maintenance, consumables, backup systems
• Raw materials and packaging materials: core principles, procurement, critical and non-critical raw materials
• Production: production operations, guidance principles, packaging materials, in-process controls, bulk product storage, packaging operations, raw materials and stock, storage
• Finished products: guidance principle, release, returns, shipping, storage
• Calibrations and quality analysis: guidance principle, test methods, acceptance specifications, results, reference standards, reagents, solutions, retention samples, cultures, media, sampling
• Handling of product that does not meet specification: bulk products, finished products, raw materials and packaging, rejection
• Waste management: waste types, guidance principle, disposal, containers
• Subcontracting: production, analysis, packaging, contract acceptance, equipment and audit contracts, written agreements
• Deviations, recalls, and complaints: product complaints, product recall
• Internal audit
• Documentation
• Change control

Thanks to the broad scope of the standard, cosmetic products are sourced from materials that do not pose a risk to human health and are manufactured and distributed in ways that fit the safety requirements. Organisations that plan to apply for the ISO 22716 cosmetics good manufacturing practice certificate can contact the experienced managers and staff at Sistem Patent Kalite for detailed explanations on the standard and its scope.