Chapter 7 Finished Products
Article 45
The finished products of the cosmetics shall meet the acceptance criteria.
The cosmetics manufacturer shall use proper storage, shipment and return methods to ensure the quality of the finished products.
Article 46
The release of finished products shall be regulated as follows:
1. Before releasing to the market, all finished products shall be controlled to make sure to meet to acceptance criteria according to the established test methods.
2. The release of the finished products shall be enforced by authorized personnel who are responsible for the quality.
Article 47
The storage of the finished products shall be regulated as follows:
1. The finished products shall be stored in a specific area in a systematic method according to the storage condition and duration. They shall be monitored and controlled, if necessary.
2. The finished products shall be categorized into release, quarantine or reject and they shall be stored at a certain location, or other ways to ensure they can be identified.
3. The identification of the finished products shall include:
(1) Name or identification code, batch number and quantity.
(2) The critical storage condition to assure the quality of the finished products.
4. To establish measures to ensure stock turnover, and stock rotation shall follow the rules of first in, first out.
5. Periodic inventory shall be performed to ensure the list of inventory and quantities are complying with the inventory acceptance criteria. Any significant discrepancy shall be inspected and corrected.
Article 48
Cosmetics manufacturer shall adopt the proper protective measures of shipping methods in order to maintain the quality of the finished products during the shipping process.
Article 49
Cosmetics manufacturer shall handle the returned products according to following the regulations:
1. To identify in a proper way and to store in a specific area.
2. To decide the handling method according to the established evaluation standard.
3. For resale products, shall be handled according to the release procedure.
4. To establish measures to effectively distinguish the reprocessing return, to avoid re-distribution without going through the release procedure.