UNE-EN ISO 22716
What is it?
The UNE-EN ISO 22716 standard provides guidelines for the manufacture, control, storage, and distribution of cosmetic products in accordance with the foundations of European Regulation 1223/2009, entitled "Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Cosmetic Products".
This regulation focuses on the quality of the manufacture, storage, conservation, and the shipment of products, with the aim of eliminating and preventing errors in the quality process, to ensure that its use is safe for consumers. The objective of these GMP guidelines is to define the activities that allow obtaining a product that meets the defined characteristics.
Legal framework
- It guarantees that the organisation complies with the Good Manufacturing Practices required by Regulation 1223/2009.
- UNE-EN ISO 22716:2008 Cosmetic Products. Good Manufacturing Practices.
Who is it for?
It is a specific standard for the cosmetic sector, but it is also directed to the industries related to it. In other words, it affects all those companies that intervene in any phase of the manufacturing process of a cosmetic product.
UNE-EN ISO 22716 is compatible and complementary to ISO 9001.
