Audit of ingredientsonline.com vendor qualification and on-boarding process
June 12, 2019
Dr. Timothy Stewart—an independent consultant—recently audited ingredientsonline.com™ with the intent to assess their compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulations, 21 CFR Part 111, Current Good Manufactuing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplement (GMPs) and 21 CFR 1.511, subject to modified Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) requirements.
The scope of the audit was a quality management system review and evaluation of written procedures, forms, record keeping activities, on-boarding new vendors, qualifying materials sourced from approved vendors and on-going vendor monitoring activities.
cGMP COMPLIANCE EVALUATION – During the course of the evaluation, the following quality assurance areas were reviewed: written procedures, forms, document change control, quality unit operations, good manufacturing practice documentation compliance and key performance indicators.
Dr. Timothy Stewart found that ingredientsonline.com exceeded minimum dietary supplement requirements as reported in the final FDA rule for their type of business. He stated, “The vendor qualification on-boarding process is thorough and robust. It could even be described as above and beyond minimum GMPs.”
Felicia Ly, Quality Control Manager for ingredientsonline.com, further stated, “Our goal is always quality first, and to meet or exceed the industry standards which is far beyond the FDA’s requirements.”
Supply-chain teams across North Amercia can rest assured that ingredientsoline.com has pre-qualified their sellers, and transparently displays downloadable QC documents on the factory and ingredient webpage making this a very efficient and convenient tool.
With tariffs playing a huge role in the current ingredient sourcing environment, it’s important for supply-chain teams to know they have a consistent source of quality ingredients. Real-time U.S. inventory is clearly transparent on the ingredientsonline.com platform for over 1,000 ingredients along with transparent pricing. To further assist supply-chain teams with their sourcing efforts, we have teams working with partners around the world bringing you more factory and ingredient choices every day.
Registration is free for qualified buyers, so go online now and let the ingredientsonline.com e-commerce marketplace work for you.
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About: ingredientsonline.com™ is an amazon.com-like e-commerce platform providing complete transparency in supply chain sourcing. ingredientsonline.com allows purchasing agents, R&D and C-level team members at the manufacturing level, quick and easy online access to hundreds of ingredients. These users can view just a single screen that provides complete transparency: factory of origin, downloadable QC documentation, factory-direct tiered pricing quotes and real-time U.S. inventory. By interacting with the ingredientsonline.com website, team members can now save time and money in their everyday workflow with complete transparency and peace of mind. The technology behind this e-commerce platform opens up an entirely new online channel for sourcing and purchasing raw materials for the dietary supplement, food & beverage, cosmetic and animal nutrition industries. Learn more at www.ingredientsonline.com.