Requirements of the NCF standards

Teams must be qualified and processes validated.

That they have the necessary resources for the correct elaboration of the products.

Trained and appropriately qualified personnel to perform process controls.

Adequate facilities and spaces.

Appropriate services and equipment.

Signs, packaging and appropriate materials.

Approved instructions and procedures.

Appropriate transportation and storage.

That the procedures (SOP) are drafted in a clear and unambiguous language, and that they are
specifically applicable to the available means of production.

That records are maintained (manually or electronically) during manufacturing, to

demonstrate that all operations required by the defined procedures have actually been carried
out and that the quantity and quality of the product are as foreseen. Any significant deviation
must be recorded and thoroughly investigated.

That the records referring to manufacturing and distribution, which allow to know the
complete history of a batch (batch record), are kept in such a way that they are complete and
accessible.

That the storage and distribution of the products are adequate to minimize any risk of
diminishing quality.

That a system be established to allow the withdrawal of any product, be it in the distribution
or sale stage.

That any claim against a product already marketed be investigated, and that the causes of the
quality defects be investigated and appropriate measures taken with respect to the defective
products to prevent defects from recurring.

There are laws that regulate the application of some of these practices. In Europe, for
example, they are regulated by the European Regulation 852/2004 and the European
Regulation 853 / 2004.2

Since 1999, there are also standards of correct manufacture for drugs and additives. For the
International Harmonization Conference (ICH), GMPs are applied in the signatory countries of
the ICH (the European Union, Japan and the United States) and in other countries (eg Australia
or Canada) that adopt the ICH standards for manufacture of raw materials.

The NCF standards in cosmetics

In Europe, compliance with the "correct manufacturing standards" is mandatory according to

Regulation 1223/2009. When they have the ISO 22716 approval, it will be assumed that the
manufacturers comply with these standards.
The ISO 22716 standard offers a guide for the management of human, technical and
administrative resources that can affect the quality of a cosmetic product. The norm
contemplates the steps that go from the reception of the raw materials until its expedition.3

GMP or GMP in the Food Industry

Good Manufacturing Practices in the Food Industry are a series of basic practices and
procedures of mandatory use for companies where food is received, fractioned, processed or
packaged in order to obtain a safe food. With the implementation of GMP, barriers are created
to prevent contamination of food, such as: comprehensive pest management, the
implementation of a POES program for cleaning and disinfecting equipment and surfaces. The
care of hygiene and personal health, use clean short nails and without enamel, the prohibition
of the use of personal items, a proper washing of hands before making, after going to the
bathroom and after each interruption, the use of appropriate clothing Exclusive for the
elaboration of foods the collected hair and with cap. The control of cross contaminations at
the moment of the manipulation of food and the storage thereof. The registration and
verification of all aspects are of vital importance to identify possible risks and adopt corrective
measures.