Preparing for Compliance
by William J. Mead
Dietary Supplement GMP is a one-stop "how-to" road map to the final dietary supplement GMP regulations recently issued by the FDA covering the manufacture, packaging and holding of dietary supplement products.
Based on broad experience with GMP compliance techniques worked out over the years in the food, drug, and medical device industries, it is a must-have guide for all DS companies, especially the many smaller firms for whom this is new territory.
Dietary Supplement Good Manufacturing Practices provides:
- a practical guide in easy to understand language to help navigate through the requirements for systems covering process and quality control
- suggestions and practical recommendations on "how-to" achieve full compliance
- explanation of the FDA’s role regarding inspection, enforcement, recall/seizure of products and prosecution
Contents
- The Basics of Good Manufacturing Practice
- Regulatory Overview
- Personnel Matters
- Physical Plant and Grounds
- Equipment and Utensils
- Cleaning and Sanitation
- Maintenance and GMP
- Calibration
- Production and Process Controls
- Specifications
- Sampling
- Deviations and Corrective Actions
- Incoming Components, Packaging Materials and Labels
- Master Manufacturing Record
- Batch Production Record
- Manufacturing Operations
- Packaging and Labeling Operations
- Quality Control Responsibilities
- Laboratory Operations
- Returned Goods
- Product Complaint Handling
- Holding and Distributing
- Handling Recalls
- Top Management Responsibility
- Record Keeping, Documentation, SOPs
- Change Control
- Adverse Event Reporting and Records Keeping
- Continuous Improvement
- Supply Chain Integrity
- Audits
- Outsourcing
- The FDA
- FDA Inspectors
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