Quality Management Systems

ISO 22716 has emerged as the preeminent international standard when implementing a Cosmetics GMP programme. Drafted by the International Standards Organization, ISO 22716 is a guarantee of international recognition that you take Cosmetics GMP seriously.

ISO 22716 can be implemented by organisations of any size and anywhere in the world. It is recognised as the gold standard for the production, control, storage and shipment of cosmetics products.

As experience shows, it only takes one weak link in the supply chain, or a slight quality defect to cause skin or health problems for the consumer and consequently severely damage a brand’s reputation.

Consulting on ISO 22716 Certification

The Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 introduces the application of the Good Manufacturing Practice according to the existing international standards and therefore refers to the international standard ISO 22716.
This standard, which substitutes the much simpler local laws, is structured and detailed according to an approach similar to the ISO 9001 standard.

The pertaining aspects are described below:

Personnel
Premises
Equipment
Raw materials and packaging material
Production
Finished products
Quality control laboratory
Handling products which do not comply with specifications
Waste
Subcontracting
Deviations
Complains and withdrawals
Control of modifications
Internal audit
Documentation

Thanks to our experience in the field of Managing Systems of good manufacturing practice and our perfect knowledge of quality systems according to ISO standards (ISO 9001 for quality systems), we help you better understand how to comply with ISO 22716 standard, assist you on the way to obtain the certification by accredited institutions.

Implementing and operating Quality Management Systems, GMPs.

The ISO 22716 Standard describes a list of requirements that has to be fulfilled (instructions, aims and documentations). The manufacturer of cosmetic products must comply with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), nevertheless, company’s certification by ISO 22716 is not mandatory.

The verification of the application of the GMP might be very expensive, especially in case of the very articulated companies with many manufacturers/suppliers from different countries. We can help you to guarantee the GMP implementation, contact with the manufacturer/suppliers directly and perform 2nd Party auditing of the manufacturer if necessary.

In order to rationally manage GMP, we can provide you with our assistance thanks to following skills:

Auditing by own GMP experts.
GMP implementation of the manufacturer’s activity.
Correlation of the GMP implementation and the Safety Assessment.
Optimisation of the supply chain’s work.