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About

This training covers Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for cosmetics in line with ISO 22716 and applicable regulatory frameworks. It focuses on key elements such as personnel hygiene, facility design, equipment maintenance, raw material control, production operations, quality control, documentation, and product release. It also includes deviation management, CAPA, complaints, recalls, and audit readiness to ensure product quality and consumer safety.

The content explains GMP principles for cosmetics, including organization and personnel responsibilities, premises and equipment requirements, and raw material receipt, quarantine, and testing. It covers production controls, in-process checks, line clearance, and bulk and finished product management. Documentation practices aligned with ALCOA+ principles, quality control testing, OOS handling, deviations, CAPA, and change control are detailed. It also includes complaint handling, product recall procedures, internal audits, supplier qualification, and regulatory compliance under ISO 22716.

Course Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Cosmetics GMP + ISO 22716
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. A private-label brand's first factory audit
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. The 15-clause operating map
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Quality Management System for Cosmetics
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. Inside a mid-size contract manufacturer's QMS
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. QMS documentation pyramid — what lives where
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Personnel + Training
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. Induction day at a skincare factory
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. Training matrix — one row per role
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Premises + Equipment
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. Walking a skincare factory with an auditor
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. Equipment qualification — IQ/OQ/PQ in cosmetics
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Raw Materials + Supplier Management
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. A raw material failure, caught
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. Supplier qualification — minimum evidence bundle
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Production + Process Control
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. A campaign change on a colour-cosmetics line
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. Line clearance checklist — 7 critical points
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Quality Control + Testing
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. Batch release, end-to-end
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. Finished product release — specification + testing
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Documentation + Record Keeping
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. A batch record done right
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. CAPA workflow — how a good one runs
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Complaints, Recalls + Cosmetovigilance
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. A complaint, worked end-to-end
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. Recall playbook — eight steps
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. Audits + Inspection Readiness
  2. Concepts (part 1)
  3. Concepts (part 2)
  4. A Thursday audit — walked well
  5. What inspectors look for
  6. What would you do?
  7. Top audit findings — and how to close them
  8. Top mistakes + risks
  9. Key points to carry forward

  1. How this assessment works
  2. Scoring + the credential
  3. What your Certificate of Completion delivers
  4. Apply the course — the first 30 days
  5. Completion Slide

Course Benefits

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Fully compliant

This course follows the guidance of Annex 13 of the European Commission's GMP guidelines

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Certified

All learners who pass the final exam receive a uniquely numbered, personal certificate to demonstrate their subject knowledge. Since the questions are picked randomly from a database, re-sitting the exam doesn’t mean taking the same questions again and again.

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Affordable

Our cost-effective prices represent excellent value. You can easily pay up to ten-times more for face-to-face training. We can also offer generous group discounts on larger purchases.

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Time-saving

Our new administration system makes it incredibly quick and simple to allocate licences to multiple learners. Learners save time too by choosing when and where they complete the training. Our reporting tools make it easy for administrators to check the progress of learners and identify areas for future training.

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Reliable and trustworthy

This course was written by McCarthy Consultant Services Inc (Canadian specialists in regulatory work to support the global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, natural health products and cosmetic industries). You will also stay up to date with any legislative changes in GMP relating to IMPs as our training courses are constantly monitored, reviewed and updated.


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