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Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act prohibits the sale of cosmetics that are manufactured, prepared, preserved, packaged or stored under unsanitary conditions, that may cause injury to the health of the user, or that consist of any filthy or decomposed substance or any foreign matter. Section 18 of the Act prohibits the acts of manufacturing, preparing, preserving, packaging and storing a cosmetic under unsanitary conditions with the intention of sale. Under the Act, "unsanitary" means: "such conditions or circumstances as might contaminate with dirt or filth, or render injurious to health, a food, drug or cosmetic."
In order to meet these safety and quality requirements, Health Canada encourages all cosmetic manufacturers to adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). Health Canada, along with its partners in the International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation (United States, European Union and Japan), endorse the use of the International Standards Organization (ISO) Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics, ISO Standard 22716.
GMPs are manufacturing guidelines which are used to ensure product quality control and an effective approach to risk management. This Guideline sets out standards for product manufacturing, testing, storage, handling and distribution, to ensure that each step of manufacturing is acceptable for quality and safety of the product.
This Guideline does not provide specifics on how products are to be manufactured. Instead they outline the expected outcome of the processes. Each manufacturer, large or small, may have a unique means of achieving these outcomes.
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