NAC585.775. Packaging and labeling.

     1. A licensee shall control his or her packaging and labeling operations to:

     (a) Ensure that only cosmetics which meet the standards and specifications established in the master record of production and control are distributed;

     (b) Prevent confusion during filling, packaging and labeling operations;

     (c) Ensure that correct labels and labeling materials are used; and

     (d) Identify each finished product with a control number that permits the determination of the history of the manufacture and control of the batch.

     2. The licensee may use a code for the day or for the shift as a number for cosmetics which are manufactured or processed by equipment which is used in continuous production.

     3. The licensee may not use labels for containers and package labeling until they have been reviewed and proofed against an approved final copy by a competent and responsible person. The person shall ensure that they are accurate regarding identity and content and in conformity with the approved copy before they are released for distribution. The licensee shall establish a suitable system for ensuring that only current labels for containers and package labeling are retained and that obsolete labels and package labeling are destroyed.

     [Comm’r of Food & Drugs, Cosmetics § 17, eff. 12-16-82]