GMP is the acronym for Good Manufacturing Practice. It is a standard of procedure for operating a factory or procedure for the pharmaceuticals products. This standard is well known in all cosmetics and pharmaceuticals being used this standard able to produce quality products with clean environment. Therefore, it is indeed very important for all people to follow such standards. However, a lot of people have been misguided and misuse such standard as a mean to increase the price of the goods while the quality of procedure remains stagnant.
Most important part in GMP is the paper work that a lot of cosmetics company especially in the Asia Pacific region did not follow thoroughly. What they do is, to get the certification, the just renovate the factory as according to the standard practice and at the initial stage to follow all procedures work including all paper work. When they obtained the GMP status a lot of procedure has been cut down or not followed in order to cut down cost of manufacturing due to the pressure from competitions. That is why I always stress that quality product does not come with good ingredients brand only but also the process of making the product. No matter how famous the contract manufacturer is there are still human mistake tends to happen.
Several weeks ago I made my trip to China and went visit a few GMP status contract manufacturer that produces cosmetics and soaps products. When I went into to the factory, we have to hear the proper attire before going in however, when I am inside I noticed most of the staffs or worker did not follow such procedures. Things get even interesting when I visited the soap factory supposedly to be well known on doing all types of famous soaps for a few well-known brands in the market especially the European and American market. I attached the photo of the factory which I managed to take a few. I see it does not even adhere to ISO or GMP standard and believe it or not ( I am not going to mention which brand is it), they are doing the packaging of a very famous brand.
Check out the worker attire and those raw materials!!!
Check out the floor!!!
So what had happened to the quality of our products especially in the cosmetic industry. Does we not have to adhere to any standards anymore even if it is use at the outer part of our body instead of the inner. Can cosmetic industry be up-going and produces quality products while selling at a higher price? Can our supply and demand chart to meet at equilibrium level whereby when our price increase demand to be followed due to higher quality and standards obtained? Is GMP standard remains integral? What about ISO Standard? Anybody any views please drop us your comment on how can we expect better quality and standard guaranteed.
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