Ardent Consultants

09/02/2022

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We are a team of Consultants dedicated to providing services and solutions to the Pharmaceutical Human and Veterinary Drugs, Radiopharmaceuticals, OTCs, Medical Devices, Natural Health Products and Cosmetic industries. Our team has a wealth of experience and knowledge delivering Technical, Quality a...

08/20/2017

https://articles.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/fda_bans_antibacterial_soaps_b.amp

The Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at antibacterial soaps and body washes the agency said could actually cause health issues.

06/24/2017

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06/15/2017

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/health-canada-to-change-standards-for-natural-health-products/article31810843/

Government proposes to bring herbal and homeopathic remedies, over-the-counter drugs and cosmetics under one set of rules

09/12/2016

What is the retention period of Superseded or Obsolete documents and where in the regulations are they stated?

A recent question was presented on LinkedIn as follows:

What is the retention period of Superseded or Obsolete documents and where in the regulations are they stated?

There is no single correct answer to this question since the question is general. the answer is dependent on the type of document being retained (e.g. procedures, methods, executed records, master record etc.) created or being revised.

The following will explain the possible ways to determine retention times of “obsolete” and “superseded” documents:

Obsolete documents: When a document is tagged as being obsolete, it means that it is no longer appropriate for the purpose it was created for. For example, a very old procedure that is no longer applicable to the current process due to advancements in technology would be considered obsolete. As such, a new SOP would reflect the current process and typically a new SOP would have a different number and reference the obsolete SOP as the predecessor. In this instance then, obsolete documents should be retained up to the next regulatory inspection, thereafter it may be discarded. The length of time to retain is dependent on the frequency of the regulatory inspections and how many a firm would have in a given time period from various agencies. A good rule of thumb is 2 years past the regulatory inspection cycle and this is mostly applicable to documents such as forms and procedures which are commonly made obsolete.

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