- Objective:To lay down a procedure for Transfer of Finished Products from Production to Finished Goods Store.
- Scope:This standard operating procedure is applicable for formulation plant.
- Responsibility
- Production Supervisor / Officer shall be responsible for checking the COA from QC, product name, batch number, date of manufacturing, date of expiry, quantity and transfer the finished goods from production to quarantine area of finished goods store as per this SOP.
- IPQA shall be responsible for verification of COA from QC, product name, batch number, date of manufacturing, date of expiry, quantity as per this SOP.
- Finished Goods Store Supervisor / Officer shall cross check the product name, batch number, date of manufacturing, date of expiry, quantity as per the Finished Good Transfer Slip and receive the material as per this SOP.
- Abbreviations and Definitions:
- COA – Certificate of Analysis
- BMR – Batch Manufacturing Record
- IPQA -Inprocess Quality Assurance
- SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
- Procedure
- Corrugated Boxes of all the finished products shall be stored on cleaned pallets with keeping Corrugated Boxes front facing and top side up for easy inspection by Production Supervisor / Officer and IPQA personnel. Loose shipper shall be kept under the custody of respective area incharge.
- Check every Corrugated Box for details like Corrugated Box Number, Name of Product, Batch Number, Date of Manufacturing, Date of Expiry, Quantity Packed, Net Weight / Gross Weight and note total number of packs in all the Corrugated Boxes. Details shall be recorded..
- verify the detail of the Corrugated Box weight with the respective BMR.
- Transfer slips shall be stamped ‘UNDER HOLD’, signed by IPQA till final release.
- Label the finished product with ‘UNDER QUARANTINE’ label by IPQA from at least two sides so that the label shall easily visible.
- Transfer the finished product to finished product store with finished goods transfer slip.
- After receiving COA from QC department, finished goods transfer slips shall be stamped ‘RELEASED’, signed by IPQA.
- Released goods shall be transferred from Quarantine area to Approved area in the Finished Goods Store.
- Label the finished product with ‘APPROVED’ label by IPQA from at least two side so that the label shall easily visible.
- Forms and Records
- NA
- Distributions
- Master Copy – Documentation Cell (QA)
- Controlled Copies – Production, Quality Assurance, Stores and Quality Control
- History
Date | Revision Number | Reason for Revision |
– | 00 | New SOP |