STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE eTHiCaL DruGS LTD.

SIDDHIRGANJ, NARAYANGANJ
Section : Packing Revision Date : 01.01.2020
SOP No. : EDL/PKG/SOP003 Revision No. : 01
Issue Date : 01.01.2017 Page : 1 of 1
Title : Procedure of on Line Clearance for packing.
1.0 OBJECTIVE:
To lay down a procedure to avoid mix-ups & contamination of products and any components of
packaging materials during packing operation.

2.0 SCOPE:
This SOP is applicable for packing area.

3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:
Packing Officer/Supervisor/QA Officer

4.0 ACCOUNTABILITY:
Manager, Production/Quality Control

5.0 PROCEDURE:
5.1 At the completion of any lot, remove all the damaged bottles, stripes, tubes and any packaging
components from the packing line.
5.2 Destroy all the left over printed packing materials as per standard operating procedure.
5.3 Return all the printed packing materials to stores, with record of reconciliation.
5.4 Clean any spillage on the line of any product with mopping.
5.5 Remove containers used for previous operations.
5.6 Remove paperwork of operations for previous lot.
5.7 Remove the status labels of previous products from the packing line.
5.8 Ensure all stereos from previous operations have been removed.

5.9 Ensure cleanliness of the packing area.

5.10 After ensuring all above points packing record is endorsed by QA Officer for Line Clearance.
5.11 Only after this ‘LINE CLEARANCE’ take the next batch or lot on the line for packing operation.

6.0 ABBREVIATIONS:
6.1 SOP : Standard Operating Procedure

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Production Officer Production Manager QC Manager
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Production Officer Production Manager QC Manager Director (Ope. & Maint.)
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