Thursday 26 September 2013

Re-Testing of Raw materials



Re-Testing of Raw materials
1.0         Purpose   :     To provide an instruction for re-testing of raw materials and intermediates.
2.0         Objective   :   To provide a documented procedure for re-testing of raw materials and intermediates.
3.0             Scope       :   This procedure is applicable for re-testing of raw materials and intermediates in QC department of K. Patel Phyto Extracts Pvt Ltd.
4.0         Responsibility  :
·       Primary   : QC Chemist / QC Officer
·       Secondary: Overall: QC – Incharge
5.0       Procedure:
·        After the receipt of re-testing intimation note from store department, QC Chemist takes its entry in the respective Re-testing logbook and give TR No. to raw materials or intermediate.
·         TR No. Should be given as follows
  For Raw material: KP/RM/RT/000/XX-YY
  Where,               KP           = K. Patel
                                RM         = Raw Material
                                RT           = re-test
                                000         = T.R. Number
                                XX-YY    = year (e.g. 13-14)
·        Collect samples as per sampling plan.
·        After completion of sampling, do the necessary critical tests (e.g. assay, LOD, water content, pH,      specific optical rotation etc.) as per the Standard Analytical Procedure.
·        Raw material may also be approved on the basis of physical appearance.
·        After completion testing, put the status of approved / rejected on the containers.
·        Re-testing of any raw materials should be four times only.
·        Frequency of re-testing for raw material is every year, and for intermediate is every six months. 
·        Re-testing should be performing on first come first out basis. The re-testing of material   should carry out, whose due date for re-test is earlier.  

6.0      Reference Document:
 Re-testing of raw materials logbook.
     Log book for Re-test raw material
S. No.
Date
Name of Raw material
Item code No.
Mfg. B. No.
Mfg. date
Exp. date








GRN No.
Manufacturer / Supplier
Re-test
Due on
Sampled by
A.R. No. / Date
Withdraw by
Remarks










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