ABSTRACT

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), also known as current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), are a series of manufacturing and administrative procedures aimed at ensuring that products are consistently made to meet specifications and customer expectations. The regulations governing GMP cover a variety of consumer goods such as human pharmaceutical products and veterinary products (21 CFR 210-211); biologically derived products (21 CFR 600 and CFR 620); medical devices (21 CFR 820); manufacturing, packaging, or holding human food (21 CFR 110); and processed food (21 CFR 100) [1]. In relation to food, the implementation of GMP results in safe and quality food. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued these regulations as the minimum requirements for manufacture. Most countries have their own GMP regulations for pharmaceuticals. The first formal set of GMPs was published by the FDA in 1963 as Part 133 [1].