For businesses engaged in the production, packing, testing, storage, and transportation of developed cosmetic products, ISO 22716 offers a thorough solution to a quality and safety management system. Because it combines the advantages of GMP—which links the safety of cosmetic products—with the business-improvement tools granted by ISO 22716 certification, ISO 22716 is significant because it enables enterprises to satisfy the demands of a worldwide consumer base. By combining the components of risk assessment and GMP with a quality management system, the end result is an auditable international standard that outlines standards for safety management systems for cosmetic products. The following elements are highlighted by ISO 22716 Standard:
- Creating and maintaining a team of qualified workers who have been thoroughly trained using the ISO 22716 Training PPT and are capable of regularly providing safe products
- A detailed description of all organizational personnel’s roles and responsibilities
- Establish efficient channels of communication both inside and outside the company to guarantee employee engagement and dedication at all organizational levels
- A controlled ISO 22716 documentation system must be the basis for the establishment of every component of the quality organization.
Facilities and equipment
Another crucial component is the appropriate design of the areas used for manufacturing, storage, and quality control, which is thoroughly covered in the standard:
- Facilities need to be functional in order to permit appropriate material access and flow.
- The activities of production and storing must be well separated
- Cross-contamination can be avoided by properly cleaning and disinfecting areas.
- Production operations should be completed in accordance with specified and predefined manufacturing, packaging, and storage criteria. This can be achieved by performing scheduled maintenance on facilities and equipment as well as routine calibration of measuring devices.
- To approve and assess all modifications and enable an unbiased perspective of the outcomes, the organization’s quality unit must be actively involved.
In practice, the company’s management should support and encourage GMP certification by:
- Establishment of high-quality KPIs that are examined and updated on a regular basis. Frequent management evaluation of facility compliance with the GMP standard suggests that they are serious about quality improvement.
- All personnel’s tasks should be clearly outlined in written job descriptions. Manufacturing and quality laboratory personnel must be aware of their responsibilities and report any inconsistencies in normal procedure to allow for rapid response in the event of deviations.
Product manufacturing and materials management
When adopting ISO 22716, organizations need to set quality requirements at various stages of the manufacturing process.
- details for components, raw materials, and packaging that have been acquired
- As you clearly identify the quality state of these materials across the supply chain of activities, you can then set the parameters for process controls and release of beginning materials, intermediate products (cosmetic ingredients), and final products.
- The organization’s quality initiatives should involve suppliers of external transporters, packaging units, and subcontracted process providers.
- The Quality Unit bears exclusive responsibility for implementing modifications to the quality status of starting materials and (intermediate) products; hence, this unit must be completely integrated into the organization’s operational activities.
Deviations, complaints, and product recalls
Every company needs to have a plan in place for handling deviations that happen anywhere in the supply chain of operations. The company needs to be able to organize the receipt of consumer complaints, look into them until a workable resolution is found, and be able to effectively recall the impacted products. When implementing ISO 22716, a company should establish standards for whether to do a product recall and when not to, as well as the proper course of action to handle complaints and claims. When a cosmetic product is withdrawn, steps performed should be recorded, production batch traceability should be guaranteed, and withdrawal procedures should be monitored and recorded.
Continuous improvement
ISO 22716 internal audits enable us to record, assess, resolve, and prevent future non-conformities, making them a fundamental tool for ensuring continuous improvement. Organizations should also strive for ongoing quality improvement in their operations and in their supply chain, as well as awareness of industry best practices. In reality, it is important to plan and schedule risk assessments, audits, and supplier reviews on a regular basis.
