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ISO 22716 CERTIFICATION SUPPORT

ISO 22716 GMP certification for cosmetics manufacturers

A contaminated batch or a mislabelled product can destroy a cosmetics brand overnight. Retailers and export markets want to know your factory runs to proper good manufacturing practice.

ISO 22716 is the international GMP guideline for cosmetics. We help manufacturers, contract fillers and packers put it into practice and get certified.

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Why buyers ask for it

Cosmetics regulations in many markets expect GMP, and ISO 22716 is widely accepted as the way to show it. The EU, for example, recognizes it as a harmonised standard. Brand owners also use it to vet contract manufacturers.

It covers the whole chain on your site: people, premises, equipment, materials, production, testing, storage and shipment.

What the audit checks

  • Staff hygiene, training and responsibilities
  • Premises, equipment and cleaning
  • Raw materials and packaging: receipt, storage and release
  • Production, filling and packing controls
  • Batch records, traceability and quality control testing
  • Deviations, complaints and recalls

Who needs it

  • Cosmetics and personal care manufacturers
  • Contract manufacturers and private label fillers
  • Packaging and component suppliers to cosmetics brands
  • Brand owners who want to audit their own suppliers

What you get out of it

  • Opens doors to retailers and brand owners who require GMP
  • Supports regulatory compliance in export markets
  • Cleaner production and fewer batch rejections
  • Better traceability if there's a complaint or recall

How we take you to certification

  1. Site walk-through. We look at the plant, the flow of materials and the people.
  2. Gap analysis. Current practice against ISO 22716.
  3. Procedures and records. Batch records, cleaning, release and deviation forms, written for your products.
  4. Hygiene and layout fixes. Practical changes where the audit would flag them.
  5. Training. Production, QC and warehouse staff.
  6. Internal audit. A mock audit of the site.
  7. Certification audit. With an accredited certification body.

Current edition

ISO 22716:2007 is the current edition. Note that it’s a guideline, and certification is offered by accredited certification bodies against it. We confirm the route with the body you choose.

Questions we hear often

No. GMP covers how you make the product. Safety assessment and registration are separate requirements.

Yes. It’s very common, since brand owners often require it.

Not necessarily. The standard asks for suitable premises and controls for the product risk.

Usually three to five months for a single site.

Be the manufacturer brands trust

Ask for a GMP gap assessment of your cosmetics site.

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