NAC585.750. Procedures for production and control.

     1. The procedures for the production and control of cosmetics which are adopted by a licensee must include all reasonable precautions, including those contained in this section, to ensure that the cosmetics which are produced will have the safety and quality which they purport or are represented to possess.

     2. Each significant step in the manufacturing process, such as the selection, weighing or measuring of components, the addition of ingredients during the process and the determination of the finished yield, must be performed by a competent and responsible person. If these steps are controlled by precision, automatic, mechanical or electronic equipment, the proper performance of the equipment must be adequately checked by at least one competent and responsible person.

     3. Each container, line and piece of equipment used during the production of a batch must be properly identified at all times to show accurately and completely its contents and, when necessary, the stage of the processing of the batch.

     4. To minimize contamination and prevent confusion, all equipment, utensils and containers must be thoroughly and appropriately cleaned and properly stored. The identification marking for the previous batch must be removed between batches or at suitable intervals during a continuous production.

     5. A licensee shall establish appropriate procedures:

     (a) To minimize the cross-contamination of cosmetics while they are being manufactured or stored.

     (b) For the review and approval of all records concerning production control, including those for packaging and labeling, before the release or distribution of any batch.

     [Comm’r of Food & Drugs, Cosmetics § 12, eff. 12-16-82]