Core Elements of Good Cosmetic Manufacturing Practice (CPKB)

Good Cosmetic Manufacturing Practice (CPKB) covers every stage of the entire cosmetic production process, with the core aim of ensuring that the cosmetics produced consistently meet the quality requirements appropriate to their intended use. The cosmetics industry must strictly apply the CPKB guidelines in all production activities. Under BPOM (Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control) Regulation No. 25 of 2019, the cosmetics industry must implement the 13 core requirements of the CPKB guidelines, as follows: 1. Quality Management System Companies must establish a structured, systematic quality management system that provides the core framework and institutional support for quality control across the entire cosmetic life cycle. 2. Personnel Provide sufficient and suitable staff, ensuring that all personnel have the professional knowledge, hands-on experience, operational skills and capability to match their job responsibilities. 3. Buildings and Facilities The site selection, design, construction and routine maintenance of production premises and supporting facilities must be sound and reasonable, meeting cosmetic production environment standards. 4. Production Equipment The selection, design and layout of equipment must be well matched to cosmetic production needs, ensuring a smooth and compliant production process. 5. Hygiene and Cleaning Establish thorough hygiene and cleaning controls to guard against contamination by micro-organisms, foreign matter and other risks throughout the production process. 6. Production Process Control From raw-material receipt and processing through to finished-product output, all production stages must follow established standard procedures to ensure a standardised process. 7. Quality Control Through full-process quality testing and control, ensure that raw materials are compliant and of good quality and used in precise amounts, and that production conditions and operating procedures meet the standards. 8. Document and Record Management Keep full records and documentation of equipment maintenance, material storage, quality control, product distribution and all CPKB-related activities. 9. Internal Audit Regularly conduct comprehensive or focused assessments and verification of the quality management system, identifying issues promptly and making improvements to keep the system running effectively. 10. Warehouse Management Provide warehousing facilities that meet the standards and scientifically control the storage environment to maintain the stable quality of raw materials, semi-finished products and finished products. 11. Contract Manufacturing and Testing For arrangements such as contract manufacturing and third-party testing, terms must be clearly defined, agreed and supervised throughout, so that unclear responsibilities do not affect product or work quality. 12. Complaint Handling Establish a standardised process for receiving and handling product complaints, responding promptly and properly resolving quality-related issues raised by the market. 13. Product Recall Develop a sound product-recall mechanism, with a clear recall process and division of responsibilities, to quickly address post-market product safety risks.