STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE RE-EXAMINATION OF RAW MATERIAL

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

SUBJECT :                     RE-EXAMINATION OF RAW MATERIAL

DEPARTMENT           : QA SOP NO.                      : Page No                       : Effective Date             : Next Review                : SOP VERSION            :

1.0       OBJECTIVE:

To provide guidelines for Re-examination of Raw materials.

2.0       SCOPE:

To lay down a procedure for Re-examination of raw material whenever it required.

3.0       PROCEDURE:

3.1       Any Raw material which is susceptible to Microbiological contamination or degradation is re-examined as per the laid down requirements by the principal company.

3.2       Q.A will give the re- examination period for every Raw material as per laid down specifications.

3.3       QA executive and warehouse will check the re- examination period on the first of every month.

3.4       Warehouse sends sampling requisition to Quality Assurance requesting for re-examination of the material, if it is due for re- examination

3.5       Executive QA / Jr. Executive will re-sample and analyze as per the specifications for retest and will approve if it meets the specifications.

3.6       The QA No for retest material will have suffix after the numerical ‘R’ for initial retest.

            Ex: AF/RM/60/13 is initial QA No. after retest it will be AF/RM/60/R/13.

            R2 for second retest & R3 for third retest.

3.7       Quality Assurance dept will inform re-examination data to Warehouse.

4.0       FREQUENCY: First of every month.

5.0       RESPONSIBILITY: G.M (Q.A) & Executive Ware House/ QA executive.

6.0       REVIEW GUIDE: Retest tracking record.

7.0       SOPs DISTRIBUTION:

            This SOP shall be distributed to following Departments:

Name of the Department	Master Copy	Circulatory Copy
QA/QC	√	√
Production	x	x
Warehouse	x	√
General	x	x
Maintenance	x	x