SOP FOR HANDLING AND DESTRUCTION OF REJECTED, EXPIRED, SHORT EXPIRY RAW MATERIALS & FINISHED GOODS

OBJECTIVE

To lay down the procedure for Handling and Destruction of Rejected, Expired, Short Expiry Raw Materials and Finished Goods.

• SCOPE

The SOP is applicable in Stores during handling of Rejected, Expired, Short Expiry Raw Materials and finished goods.

• RESPONSIBILITY

Stores Personnel                                   : To follow the procedure

• ACCOUNTABILITY

Stores-Incharge                                    : System Compliance            

• PROCEDURE
  • For rejected material, QC chemist affixed the rejected label.
  • Then rejected material transferred to the rejected room in presence of QA.
  • If consignment rejected, then rejected material transferred to party.
  • After getting the clearance from concern authority make delivery challan in the name of vendor or name  if material is expired, short expiry or Nonmoving material and take sign from designated authority.
  • Supervise the loading of rejected material in the vehicle along with Security person.
  • Take the signature of security person on delivery challan to assure material is out from the store.
  •   Distribute challan copies as follows
  • First copy                 : Along with Consignment
  •    Second copy            : Security Gate
  •    Third copy               : Accounts    
  • Forth Copy               : Stores

5.8      Procedure for destruction of expired, short expiry or Nonmoving Raw Material

5.8.1      Stores personnel shall collect the short expiry & expired raw material or Non Moving   material at one place on pallets.

5.8.2     Open the container/bag and disperse the Raw Material in drum and stir to disperse in ETP.

•   Send the packaging material to scrap yard after defacing the label.

•    Destruction of Finished Products
  •    Bulk Capsules / Capsules
    • De-foil the Capsules& collect in suitable container.
    • Soak the capsules in water, stir to disperse and then drain to ETP, then flush with water.
    • Cut the carton into pieces and send to scrap yard.

6.0       TRAINING

Trainer   : Head – Quality Assurance

            Trainees : Store-Incharge, Workmen 

7.0       DISTRIBUTION

Master Copy                     :           Quality Assurance

Controlled Copy               :           Stores

Display Copy                    :           Stores (if required)

  8.0 ATTACHMENTS

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• REFERENCES       

In-house

     10.0 ABBREVIATION

Abbreviation	Extended Form
EG	Engineering
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
QA	Quality Assurance
WH	Warehouse
NA	Not Applicable
MB	Microbiology

      11.0 REVISION HISTORY OF CHANGE

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