GMP Audit Checklist For Candy

GMP audits are performed to ensure the safety of pharmaceutical, medical, food, and cosmetic products. These inspections safeguard businesses against product recalls or legal complications.

This checklist covers questions related to quality systems, personnel, premises and equipment, documentation, supplier operations, complaints/recalls/transportation in pharmaceutical, medical and food facilities. This tool can be used either internally or externally during audits of such establishments.

Equipment
Small-scale candy making machines are essential pieces of equipment for creating high-quality candies. Their primary function is mixing all of the ingredients and melting them to produce an homogenous mixture, as well as making sure candies flow properly into molds for cooling at an appropriate rate and hardness level.

Refrigeration is another key part of this system and must function effectively to avoid breaking candies. Molding should also be regularly checked, replacing any worn-out parts as soon as possible.

GMP food manufacturing audits are typically completed by third-party inspectors; however, staff members can also conduct their own inspections using self-inspection checklists to conduct inspections themselves and identify problems and implement corrective actions – ultimately helping prevent errors and legal violations.

Preparation
Manufacturers with top-quality raw materials and cutting-edge equipment could waste their efforts if they fail to hire GMP compliant personnel and adhere to proper cleaning and sanitation practices. A GMP audit checklist is therefore an essential asset in their arsenal.

An effective checklist should cover the following topics:

Personnel: GMP regulations mandate that employees must wear appropriate attire and use sanitary hair nets while on duty. Furthermore, they should receive proper training on their job functions and access to hygiene-sensitive facilities like restrooms, showers and break areas away from production.

GMPs also include requirements for warehousing and distribution, animal procurement and care, quality assurance and control procedures for production areas and animal handling areas. In addition, facilities must establish controls against unapproved entry.

Storage
Keeping candy in an upright position when storing is key to maintaining its texture and flavor, as shifting or clumping together may affect its texture and taste. Furthermore, direct sunlight or other sources of heat should be avoided to prolong shelf life of this sweet treat.

Before storing candy, check it for cracks or breaks to ensure it will not absorb moisture quickly and spoil more quickly than anticipated. If damaged candy has become porous it may more readily absorb moisture than expected and begin spoiling prematurely.

Make sure that there are procedures in place to manage entry into production areas, storage areas and animal care areas. This may involve gowning standard operating procedures (SOPs) for staff in engineering/maintenance; cleaners; quality controllers sampling the area for quality checks and quality auditors auditing it for compliance.

Packaging
Lacking proper equipment and raw materials won’t matter much if their use is handled unhygienically by suppliers’ employees, which is why GMP audits are an indispensable way of guaranteeing food products are produced safely and hygienically.

Customized GMP checklists can provide invaluable practices information and evaluate whether suppliers adhere to manufacturing standards. You can use an app such as SafetyCulture to conduct an audit of suppliers’ sites without leaving their factory; taking notes and photos while assigning corrective actions without leaving their facility is the way forward and can even be securely saved in the cloud. Such thorough inspection can prevent food recalls and legal problems from developing down the line.

Transportation
GMP audits offer essential protections to food, pharmaceutical, medical device and cosmetic manufacturers from recalls and legal issues related to product recalls or legal disputes. Furthermore, these audits can identify good manufacturing practices such as sanitary operations, premises management and warehousing management practices that will protect their products from recalls and legal proceedings.

As an example, warehouses must implement procedures to protect against possible miscalculation, damage and degradation during storage and distribution – such as first-in, first-out (FIFO).

An effective GMP audit checklist must cover every aspect of a supplier’s factory from raw materials to finished products, from production processes that can be replicated commercially through to personnel training in good manufacturing practices and verification of traceability systems. It should be comprehensive in meeting all these criteria as well as any additional requirements such as whether personnel are certified on good manufacturing practices.