Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) is a term that is recognized worldwide for the control and
management of manufacturing, testing and overall quality control of food and pharmaceutical
products.
GMP takes quality assurance approach, which ensures that products are consistently produced and
controlled to the quality standards appropriate to their intended use and as required by the
marketing
authorization.
GMP addresses issues including documentation, record keeping, personnel qualifications, sanitation,
cleanliness, equipment verification, process validation, and complaint handling. Most GMP
requirements are very general and open ended, allowing each manufacturer to decide individually how
to best implement the necessary controls.
The quality approach of GMP ensures manufacturing, enabling companies to minimize or eliminate
instances of contamination, mixups, and errors. This in turn, protects the consumer from purchasing
a
product, which is not effective or even dangerous. Failure of firms to comply with GMP regulations
can
result in very serious consequences including recall, seizure, fines, and jail time.
It is believed that GMP is a good business tool, which will help to refine both compliance and
performance of the Company. GMP requirements are largely common sense practices, which will help
companies better itself as it moves toward a quality approach using continuous improvement.
GMP is also sometimes referred to as "CGMP". The "current, methodologies of manufacture, testing,
design and control. The Manufacturers must employ technologies and systems, which are up-to-date.
Systems and equipment used to prevent contamination, mixups, and errors are adequate by today's
standards.
QMC offers for Compliance Certification to Good Manufacturing Practices- GMP in Pharmaceutical and
Food Industries.