[video] GMP Standards to Meet MOCRA and Retailer Mandates of the Future

The enforcement of the U.S. Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) has been delayed and will go into full force on July 1, 2024. This gives the industry a little more breathing room, but according to David Trosin, managing director of NSF Health Sciences Certification at NSF International, there's no time to rest on our laurels.

"...Companies should be planning and working toward [the required] GMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) systems if they haven't already because it takes time. It takes money. It's an investment, it's not a cost setter ... that's the way we think companies should look at it — as an investment, so they can be ahead of the game. The time is not to catch up afterward. You don't want to be on the outside looking in."

As this sponsored videocast explains, to ensure companies comply with GMPs, NSF offers two certification standards. The NSF ANSI 455-3 (the American national standard for cosmetics GMP), will ensure companies are GMP compliant, following U.S. law, while also being compliant internationally anywhere where the ISO is required. Also, the NSF 527 proposed standard (currently a guideline), outlines product testing to help companies to meet safety substantiation.

Brandi Reinbold, senior manager of global certification for NSF International, noted, "I think the biggest game-changer about the implementation of a requirement for GMPs is how it changes what it means to be adulterated. Without GMPs, the FDA has had to prove a product is adulterated. ... With GMPs, basically, if you are not documenting everything that you are doing, if you are not following GMPs, the product is adulterated."

Watch now to learn more about MoCRA requirements and how you can prepare. It's free.