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Good Manufacturing Practice

What is Good Manufacturing Practice?

Regulations ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards, particularly in pharmaceutical and food industries.

Compliance and Regulatory

Frameworks that govern good manufacturing practice

HIPAA Security RuleView framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →

What the standards actually require on good manufacturing practice

Requirements naming good manufacturing practice across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food1 control

The site applies the Module 11 good manufacturing practices that are applicable, or exempts them on a written risk analysis justifying the exemption or showing that alternative controls keep food safe (2.4.2.1), and documents and implements the GMPs applicable...

sqf-code-edition-9-safe-quality-food::2.4.2 · 2.4.2 Good Manufacturing Practices (Mandatory) →
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 93 controls

The company must approve and monitor outsourced processors on a risk basis through valid certification to a BRCGS or GFSI-benchmarked standard covering the activities or supplier audits covering product safety, traceability, HACCP, food defence, authenticity a...

brcgs-global-standard-for-food-safety-issue-9::3.5.4.2 · 3.5.4.2 Outsourced processors approved and monitored by certification or audit →
US FDA Food Labeling Regulations (21 CFR Part 101)2 controls

A food is misbranded if the declared nutrient values fail the 101.9(g) compliance tests on a composite of 12 subsamples from 12 randomly chosen shipping cases: added vitamins, minerals, protein, dietary fiber and potassium (Class I) must be present at 100 perc...

us-fda-food-labeling-regulations-21-cfr-part-101::101.9-ACC · Compliance and accuracy: Class I and Class II nutrient tolerances (at least 100 percent for added vitamins, at least 80 percent for naturally occurring beneficial nutrients, no more than 120 percent for calories, fats, sugars and sodium), composite sampling and record keeping for added sugars and fiber determinations (101.9(g)) →

Questions people ask about good manufacturing practice

What is Good Manufacturing Practice?
Regulations ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards, particularly in pharmaceutical and food industries.
Why is Good Manufacturing Practice important for compliance?
Good Manufacturing Practice is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding good manufacturing practice helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Good Manufacturing Practice?
Good Manufacturing Practice appears in the requirement text of SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food, BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9, US FDA Food Labeling Regulations (21 CFR Part 101). Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Good Manufacturing Practice?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how good manufacturing practice applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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