C-601

New Product Approval Process

Section C — Record Management Revision 9 9 pages

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1.0 Purpose 
 
 The purpose of this procedure is to define the process for developing new products and adding
 them to the Approved Product List. 
 
 2.0 Scope 
 
 This procedure applies to all products that are manufactured and/or packaged by Ion Labs, Inc.
 
 3.0 Responsibility 
 
 3.1 It is the joint responsibility of Management to ensure that this procedure is followed for
 all new products. 
 
 3.2 Itis the responsibility of Document Control to maintain the Approved Product List.
 
 3.3. ~=It is the responsibility of R&D Management to ensure that product development
 
 activities are sufficient to ensure that the product meets the intended specifications and
 
 is able to be processed. 
 
 3.4 It is the responsibility of Maintenance & Engineering Management to ensure that the
 
 product is able to be processed on available equipment and that the equipment is in
 working condition. 
 
 3.5 It is the responsibility of QC Laboratory Management to confirm finished product and
 stability testing. 
 
 3.6 It is the responsibility of Safety Management to ensure that new products are safe for
 manufacture and that proper PPE and guidance is provided prior to production.
 
 
 

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 3.7 It is the responsibility of the Material Review Board members to ensure that the product
 
 is suitable for manufacturing and meets FDA requirements based on all available
 
 information. 
 
 4.0 Definitions 
 
 4.1 Batchmaster — ERP Software in use at lon Labs, Inc. 
 
 4.2 ERP — Enterprise Resource Planning 
 
 4.3 Shall — Compulsory, necessitated by this procedure 
 
 4.4 Should — Recommended; generally standard but no compulsory 
 
 4.5 Approved Product List — a list comprised of all currently approved products
 
 4.6 Product Profile — a document that establishes a product’s raw materials, in-process
 specifications (critical control points), finished product specifications, and stability
 
 requirements, which ensure the identity, purity, strength, and composition of the
 product 
 
 4.7 QC — Quality Control 
 
 4.8 R&D — Research and Development 
 
 5.0 References 
 
 5.1 D-901, SOP, Raw Material Life Cycle and COA Challenge Process 
 
 5.2 C-202, SOP, Material Review Board 
 
 3.0 E-601, SOP, Vendor Qualification 
 
 5.4 C-105, SOP, Protocol and Report Documentation Requirements 
 
 a5) G-103, SOP, Qualification of Equipment 
 
 
 

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 5.6 C-601-F1, Form, New Product Approval Form 
 
 5.7 C-502, SOP, Record Storage, Retention, and Destruction 
 
 5.8 United States Pharmacopeia, Regulation 
 
 5.9 Food Chemical Codex, Regulation 
 
 6.0 Procedure 
 
 6.1 Sales Order SKU Codification 
 
 6.1.1 In order for a sales order of a new SKU to be generated and issued for general
 circulation, the SKU must be codified. The initial sales order shall reference the
 
 relevant project ID, project ID revision, and formula revision, to ensure
 
 continuity between the hypothetical formulation quoted and the finished good
 intended to be developed. 
 
 6.1.2 SKU codification shall utilize the following criteria: 
 
 6.1.2.1 First letter: 
 
 6.1.2.1.1 C= Cosmetic 
 
 6.1.2.1.2 P= Pet or Other 
 
 6.1.2.1.3 S =Supplement 
 
 6.1.2.14 D= Drug 
 
 6.1.2.2 Second two letters: 
 
 6.1.2.2.1 TB = Tablet 
 
 6.1.2.2.2 CT =Coated Tablet 
 
 6.1.2.2.3. EC = Hard-Shell Capsule 
 
 
 

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 6.1.2.24 LS=Liquid 
 
 6.1.2.2.5 LC = Liquid Capsule 
 
 6.1.2.2.6 PW = Powder 
 
 6.1.2.2.7 GM—Gummy / Chewable Gel 
 
 6.1.2.3. The next five numerals are sequential, dependent upon the product
 type (cosmetic, pet, supplement, drug) 
 
 6.1.2.4 Suffix; 
 
 6.1.2.4.1 FG = Finished Good 
 
 6.1.2.4.2 PP = Pre-Pack 
 
 6.1.2.4.3 B=Blend 
 
 6.1.2.44 TB= Tablet 
 
 6.1.2.4.5 CT = Coated Tablet 
 
 6.1.2.4.6 EN — Capsule 
 
 6.1.2.5 XHHH: 
 
 6.1.2.5.1 Formula unit doses per unit of finished good product
 
 Example: 
 
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 6.2 Upon receipt of a sales order for a new product, R&D begins the product development
 
 process by planning product formulation development testing and requesting samples.
 
 6.3. Product Development 
 
 6.3.1 R&D conducts testing necessary to meet customer requirements specified in the
 
 sales order and derives a finalized formulation and proposes a general
 manufacturing process. 
 
 6.3.2 R&D inputs the final formula into Batchmaster Physical Property Analysis
 under the codified formulation section of the finished good SKU. The formula is
 
 converted to development and activated so a bill of materials may be generated.
 
 6.3.3. R&D generates a final Supplement Facts, Nutrition Facts, Drug Facts, or
 
 Cosmetic Ingredient Listing for the desired packaging count and serving size
 
 detailed in the sales order. The supplement facts will be approved by R&D and
 Quality Assurance. A copy of the panel will be provided to Label Control once
 
 approved. 
 
 6.3.4 R&D generates a product development report. This report shall comprise of at
 
 least the following sections: 
 
 6.3.4.1 Objective — Outlines the reason for the product development report;
 
 Examples include onboarding an existing product, developing a new
 
 product, redeveloping an existing product, etc. 
 
 6.3.4.2 Formulation — Weight/Dose and Weigh/Weight formula as input into
 
 Batchmaster 
 
 6.3.4.3 Details — Product form, tooling, capsule size, density, etc.
 
 6.3.4.4 Ingredient Details / Material Specifications — Identifies and specifies
 all new material codes and any critical material specifications of
 
 existing raw material codes 
 
 
 

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 6.3.4.5 Product Feasibility Testing - Combines the methods and results used
 
 to derive the final formula 
 
 6.3.4.6 Manufacturing Recommendations -— Describes the general
 manufacturing process the formula is intended to follow along with
 
 any necessary/critical limits such as climate control within the
 manufacturing suite 
 
 6.3.5 R&D generates a draft Product Profile. 
 
 6.4 New Product Approval 
 
 6.4.1 R&D initiates a New Product Approval form, compiles it with the Product
 Development Report, Draft Product Profile, and any ancillary information, and
 
 routes for review and subsequent approval. 
 
 6.4.2. The QC Director or designee reviews the compiled New Product Approval
 information and may make changes or suggestions to test methods or otherwise
 
 by redlining the draft product profile. Upon signage, the QC Director or
 designee agrees that they have been informed of the necessary information
 
 regarding the new product to be approved and the specifications (material and
 finished good) are anticipated to be adequate for producing a product which
 
 meets all necessary label claims for the duration of the intended shelf life.
 
 Note: In the event that the QC Director is unavailable within the time
 constraints necessary for sales order delivery, the allowed designees
 
 are QC Laboratory Management. 
 
 6.4.3 The R&D Manager or designee reviews the compiled New Product Approval
 
 information and may make changes by redlining the draft product profile or
 suggest additional testing/scale up be completed. The R&D Manager may
 
 generate a product synopsis to add to the compiled information as needed.
 
 
 

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 Note: In the event that the R&D Manager is unavailable within the time
 
 constraints necessary for sales order delivery, the allowed designee is a
 Senior Scientist. 
 
 6.4.4 A New Product Development Meeting will be scheduled to discuss any potential
 
 issues with the new product. This meeting should consist of Operations,
 Purchasing, QC, QA, Label Control, R&D, and Sales. Additional attendees may
 
 be added as needed. 
 
 6.4.5 The NPA packet will be updated with any changes needed from the New
 
 Product Development Meeting. Once complete, the NPA packet is sent for
 approval by the Material Review Board. The Material Review Board consists of
 
 the Vice President of Operations, Production Director or Manager, Maintenance
 
 and Engineering Manager, Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs,
 Quality Assurance Director, Quality Control Director, R&D Manager, and CEO.
 
 As outlined in SOP C-202 Material Review Board, only three members of the
 MRB are needed to approve a new product. 
 
 6.4.6 The NPA packet will be reviewed by Safety Management or designee to ensure
 that all safety precautions are addressed during product creation.
 
 6.4.7 Upon approved by the Material Review Board and Safety, the New Product
 Approval form with all compiled information shall be delivered to Document
 
 Control, who will then add the approved product to the Approved Product List,
 
 maintain a record of the compiled information, and notify Sales that the product
 has been approved for manufacture. The New Product Approval and compiled
 
 information shall be made available to Sales. Sales should review and sign the
 New Product Approval Form. 
 
 6.4.8 Once a product is approved for manufacturing, the Bill of Materials may be built
 and/or activated and a batch cut may be issued to generate raw material demand.
 
 
 

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 6.4.9 Completed NPA packets will be scanned and filed here: U:\Quality\Private\Doc
 
 Control\Forms and Logs\New Product Approvals\NPAs. The scanned packet
 
 should include all redlines and notes that were compiled during the New Product
 Development Meeting or during document routing. 
 
 6.4.10 Once scanned and filed electronically, the physical packet will be sent back to
 the Formulation Scientist so that the Product Profile can be updated and
 
 submitted to Document Control to begin the approval process. 
 
 6.5 Documentation Maintenance 
 
 65:1 All documents shall be maintained as outlined in SOP C-502 Record Storage,
 Retention, and Destruction. 
 
 7.0 Revision History 
 Revision Date Description of Changes CCR # By 
 
 | 05/15/13 New procedure. 13-388 C. Desjardine 
 Removed RMTC in section 5.5.5. Added section 5.1.7. Added 
 07/22/13 formula number and table for signoff from management 13-466 V. Iltcheva
 committee members. 
 Added definitions for product profile, new product approval 
 report, and new product design notebook. Added section 5.1.3.1 
 09/03/13 and 5.1.3.2 to address use of design notebook and approval 13-780 L. Titolo
 report. 5.1.7 Add supplement facts to product profile. 5.2.1 
 Change the requested RMSTT for new raw materials. 
 Replaced Management Committee with MRB. Removed section 
 10/09/13 13-871 V. Iltcheva 
 D3. 
 Changed responsibilities. Removed new product design 
 12/23/14 notebook reference. Added that all testing will be documented 14-1028 L. Titolo
 in the NPA. Updated format. Generalized to include OTC. 
 01/13/16 Remove manual hardcopy log; maintain electronic log. 16-0083 D. Popp
 Added more detail about sections of NPA specific requirements 
 11/28/16 for dietary supplements, Cosmetics and OTC and reorganization 16-1064 L. Titolo
 for clarity. 
 Complete re-write to suit the actual process evolved from 
 11/10/21 company growth and implementation of Batchmaster ERP CC-21-0416 C. Fryman
 system. 
 Changed product review board to material review board. 
 Changed file path for completed scanned NPA packets. 
 02/02/23 Changed responsibilities section. Added reference to C-202 CC-23-0063 K. Burris
 Material Review Board SOP. Added AD and FPTD. Added 
 Safety. Updated form. 
 
 
 

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 JANLABS New Product Approval Form 
 Form: C-601-F1 CCRNo. CC-23-0063 Revision: 8 
 
 SECTION 1 - INITIATION 
 
 Operations Management 
 
 Maintenance Management 
 
 Safety Management 
 R&D Management 
 
 Quality Management 
 * At least three MRB members must give approval. 
 
 SECTION 4 -— SAFETY APPROVAL 
 
 [C] Rejected CL} Other 
 
 [] No (If no, provide reason: