Procedure for Terminal Inspection and Transfer of Finished Goods

1.0 OBJECTIVE:
1.1 To lay down a procedure for Terminal Inspection and Transfer of Finished Goods.
2.0 SCOPE:
2.1 This SOP is applicable for Terminal Inspection and Transfer of Finished Goods
3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:
3.1 Officer / Executive- QA
4.0 ACCOUNTABILITY:
4.1 Head – QA
5.0 PROCEDURE:
5.1 During secondary packing of batch, production personnel shall intimate for Terminal Inspection to IPQA.
5.2 Intimation may be raised by production for terminal inspection in case of partial release.
5.3 IPQA person shall receive the intimation from production and select the Nos. of shippers for terminal inspection as per below mentioned criteria including first & last shipper and lower & higher weight shipper. Terminal inspection observation details shall be filled by QA in “Terminal Inspection Check List & record”, as per Annexure-I.

A	Selection of Packed Corrugated Boxes
i )	10 or less	50%
ii)	11 to 100	10 % of total C. boxes but not less than 05 Nos.
iii)	More than 100	5 % of total C. boxes but not less than 10 Nos.
B	Selection of Shrink Pack
i)	Less than 50	20%
ii)	Pack of 50 to 100	10% but not less than 10 Nos.
iii)	Pack more than 100	5% but not less than 10 Nos.
C	Selection of Unit Pack
i)	Less than 50	20%
ii)	Pack of 50 to 100	10% but not less than 10 Nos.
iii)	Pack more than 100	5% but not less than 10 Nos.

D	Following Parameters to be Checked, but not limited to:
i)	No. of shipper received
ii)	Name of the product
iii)	B. No., Mfg., Expiry, Retail. Price
iv)	Spreading of ink on label
v)	Quantity of unit pack Ampoules / Bottle / Tube per shipper
vi)	Quantity of Ampoules / Bottle / Tube per catch cover/carton
vii)	BOPP tape printed/ plain
viii)	Quality of shipper (5ply/7ply/others)

S. No.	Abbreviations used	Full form of Abbreviation used
1.	QA	Quality Assurance
2.	SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
3.	No.	Number
4.	Ltd.	Limited
5.	FG	Finished Goods
6.	B. No.	Batch Number
7.	T.T.	Transfer Ticket
8.	Qty.	Quantity
9.	Mfg.	Manufacturing
10.	IPQA	In Process Quality Assurance
11.	Exp.	Expiry
12.	BMR	Batch manufacturing record
13.	BPR	Batch packing records

Product Name			Mfg. Date
Batch Number			Exp. Date
Batch Size			Date
Pack Size
Item	Check Parameters		Qty. Checked	Observation
Corrugated Box	Packed shipper shall be checked and ensured that it is intact clean.
	No. of Ply shall be checked and it shall be same as mentioned in it’s Specification.
	Printed Matter on Packing Slip shall be identical with respect to Product’s BMR/BPR (wherever & whatever is applicable.		Total No. of C.B. :
			Checked C.B. No. with weight↓
	Product Name
	Batch No.
	Mfg. Date
	Exp. Date
	Pack Size
	Manufactured By
	Marketed By :
Outer Carton / Shrink Wrapped Carton	Printed Matter on all the Outer Carton / Shrink Wrapped Carton shall be identical with respect to Product’s BMR & BPR.		Total No. of Shrink Packed / Outer Carton Checked: ↓
	Additional Inserts
	Batch coding information
	Batch number
	Mfg. Date
	Exp. Date
	M.R.P. with (I.A.T.)
	Ink quality
Inner Carton /Tray/ Label of Container	Printed Matter on all the inner Carton / Label of Container / Container as well as it’s Quality shall be identical with respect to Product’s BMR & BPR. e.g. :		Total No. of Inner Carton /Container Checked: ↓
	Packing Specification
	Additional Inserts
	Generic Name
	Product Name
	Batch number
	Mfg. Date
	Exp. Date
	M.R.P. with (I.A.T.)
	Ink quality	Ink should not is erase after small rubbing
	Labeling	Improper labeling not allowed.
	Cleanliness	Each Unit must be properly cleaned

Procedure for Terminal Inspection and Transfer of Finished Goods

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