Cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) is one of the pillars of the New European Regulation for Cosmetics. This Regulation sets very high requirements to ensure consumers’ safety, and is concerning all the participants in the cosmetics products chain, European and non-European. Amongst these new legal requirements, all cosmetics products circulating in the European Market will have to be produced according to the Cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practices described by the ISO 22716 standard.
Compliance with this standard can be shown either by the ISO 22716 certificate, or by a declaration stating that the products are produced according to ISO 22716. ISO 22716 is an international standard that gives guidance for the production, control, storage and shipment of cosmetic products. It deals with all aspects of the supply chain of cosmetic products. The guidelines cover the quality and safety of the product, and they affect manufacturers, as well as suppliers, retailers, brand holders and retailers of cosmetic products. It does not, however, cover safety aspects for the personnel engaged in the plant, or the protection of the environment.
Compliance with this standard can be shown either by the ISO 22716 certificate, or by a declaration stating that the products are produced according to ISO 22716. ISO 22716 is an international standard that gives guidance for the production, control, storage and shipment of cosmetic products. It deals with all aspects of the supply chain of cosmetic products. The guidelines cover the quality and safety of the product, and they affect manufacturers, as well as suppliers, retailers, brand holders and retailers of cosmetic products. It does not, however, cover safety aspects for the personnel engaged in the plant, or the protection of the environment.