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FDA GMP Cosmetics Audit Checklist

by Joshua Kiser, from the Community

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Use this FDA-aligned GMP Cosmetics Audit Checklist to evaluate compliance across facilities, equipment, personnel, raw materials, production, laboratory controls, records, labeling, and complaint handling. Based on FDA Cosmetic GMP guidance, the checklist helps identify issues such as hygiene, contamination control, documentation, code marks, and preservation testing. Capture notes and photo evidence, calculate scores automatically, and export a complete report. Ideal for cosmetics manufacturers standardizing audits and maintaining product quality and regulatory compliance.

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