D-901

Raw Material Life Cycle and CoA Challenge Process

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Standard Operating Procedure SOP Number Revision 
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 iLoO Purpose 
 The purpose of this SOP is to desoribe the lifecycle of a raw material including creation of a
 record in BatchMaster, creaiion/revision ofttme Raw Material Profitle, testing, release, and CoA
 challenge process. 
 200 Scope 
 This procedure applies to alll incoming raw materials at lon Labs. This procedure does not apply
 to the logging of raw material samples, investigating OOS results, the post-Q¢ Lab raw material
 release process, the reoentification of expired raw materials, or to the reassignment of a raw
 materiaI to an alternate RMID. 
 800 Responsibility 
 811 It is the respumsibility of Purchasing to source appropriate raw materials.
 2 R&D is responsible for creating records in BatchMaster for new taw materials.
 233 It is the responsibility of Purchasing to place purchase orders for RMs and to obtain the
 CoA for each material ordered. 
 B4 The Q€ Laboratory and R&D are responsible for approving raw materials, selecting the
 required testing, and generating the Raw Material Profile for each unique raw material.
 835 The @€ Laboratory is responsible for setting specifications with assistance from R&D.
 6 It is the responsibility of the Warehouse to add the R# spawifie raw material information
 
 into Batchmaster. 
 37/ It is the responsibility of @G Samplers to deliver the appropriate RM samples to the QE
 
 Laboratory. 
 288 The Q@G Laboratory is respumsiblle for release testing, coordinating extermall laboratory
 testing, documenting the results ofsuch testing, reviewing the final data, and suitymitting
 
 the results to DC for release of the raw material. 
 RY It is the responsibility of DC to maintain all original Raw Material Profiles and the QAM
 
 Ljist. 
 
 CONFIDENTIAL; For ION Labs use only 
 

[SOP 

 Standard Operatiing Procedure SOP No Rev Page 
 Raw Material Life Cycle and CoA Challenge Prowsss D-9011 8 2 of 8 
 
 AaO Definitions 
 
 At 
 APML = Approved Product Material List 
 422 CoA ~ Certificate of Analysis 
 A33 DC = Document Control 
 
 As4 LOD = Loss on Drying 
 AS5 OOS = Out of Specification 
 
 466 QiKG. Over the Counter 
 
 A7/ QE = Quality Control 
 Ag8 QRNi List - Queliified Raw Material List; electronic spreadsheet maintained by DC
 
 which lists all RMs that have passed the CoA Challenge process. 
 A99 R# = A unique identityimg number assigned to raw materials upon receipt
 
 4140 R&D = Research and Development 
 
 4111 RM = Raw Material 
 4142 RUDD Raw Material Identification 
 
 4113 RMTS = Raw Material Testing Summary 
 
 500 Referemses 
5.1 C-201, SOP, Deviation and [nvestigation Procedune

 2 C-403. SOP, Change Control Procedune 
 
 33 C-601, SOP, New Product Approval Process 
 4 D-105, SOP, Out of Spacification/Out of Trend hvestigation 
 
 id D-109, SOP, Qualitative Standards 
 
 6 D-902, SOP, Establishment of Spacilications 
 57/ E-601, SOP, Vendor Qyatification 
 
 600 Raw Material Manufacturer Selection Prosess 
 
 611 Raw material manutfacturer selection is led by Purchasing and approved by R&D as part
 of the formulation process. 
 
 &22 Befwre a raw material intended for a pharmaceutical formulation can be purchased, the
 manufacturer should be qualified by QA. 
 
 3 Before a material is purchased for a pharmacautical formulation, the CoA of ead lot
 should be reviewed and approved by QE. 
 
 CONFIDENTIAL; For ION Labs use only 
 

[SOP 

 Standard Operating Procedure SOP No Rev Page 
 Raw Material Life Cycle and CoA Challemgez Process D-901 8 3 of 8 
 
 Generation of a New Raw Material Identification Number 
 
 Ti1 During the formulation process, R&D identill@s new raw materials and generates RMIDs
 in BatchMaster. 
 
 722 A raw material ID number wiill be assigned to the raw material. The ID number will
 consist of two parts (e.g. RMSOOOMD!): 
 722.1 Use type designator consisting ofttinee letters, 
 
 7.221.1.1 RMS indicates intent for use in a dietary supplement.
 
 7212.2 RMD indicates intent for use in a drug product. 
 
 722.1.3 RMC indicates intent for use in a cosmetic product. 
 7.2.4.4 RMP indicates intent for use in a pet product. 
 
 722..5.5 RMF indicates intent for use in a food product. 
 722.2. The use type designator is fbllowedl by a six digit sequential number.
 
 733 R&D will define the naming for the raw material as follows: 
 
 733.1 The naming schemes defined herein are general guidelimes. All elements listed
 below may not be applicable to alll raw materials. 
 
 733.2 Fine chemicals or defined chemical composites 
 7.22.1 Common name 
 
 7.3.2.2 Trademarked name 
 
 7422.3 Concentratiom 
 7.533 Botanicals 
 
 7.5.3.1 Common name 
 
 7333.2 Sciemtific name 
 7.33.3 Plant pati 
 
 7333.4 Extract ratio or standardized concentration 
 
 7.33. Other critical designators (e.g. organic) 
 800 Raw Material Profile Creation 
 
 8,1 After R&D creates a new. RMID in BatchMaster. the critical amd preferred physical
 
 characteristics ofttne material will be provided to the Q@E Lab as needed.
 822 R&D designates amy required or inherent properties of the RM (e.g. gluten thee, non-
 
 GMO, vegetarian) 
 
 
 

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 Standard Operating Ptocedure SOP No Rev Page | 
 Raw Material Life Cycle amd CoA Challenge Process D-901 8 40f8 | 
 
 833 The Raw Material Profile will be created by the Q@G Laboratory with input from R&D
 and the information entered into BatchMister. 
 
 814 
 The Raw Matenid! Profile, which is divided into Release Spacifications, Sampling
 Requirements, and Purchasing Specifications, contains the following infonmatiom:
 844.1 Document Header (same for each section) 
 8.4.1.11 Raw Material Name (as documented in the Raw Material Database)
 
 $44.3.3 Material Category (Botanical, Drug, Fine Chemical, etc.)
 $44.4.4 Approved fior use in designations (OTC, Human, Cosmetic, etc.)
 
 844..5.5 Wamings (Allangem, Hygroscopic, ete.) 
 
 844.2 Release Spacifications are detenmined based om number of factors including
 regulatory requiremenis., use class, label claims, and customer tequimemmemtts.. The
 procedure for establishment of spacifications is outlined in D-902.
 
 8414.3 Punciireasing Speaifications 
 $44.3.1 For the required testing listed under Release Spauifications (Section
 
 $.4.2), tests that are critical to product perfonmamce are listed to assist
 purchasing in sourcing the raw material. 
 8443.2 For each critical test. a critical value is listed! for which amy raw
 
 material purcitasedl must sattisty. 
 844.3.3 For each critical test, a preferred value may be listed which indicates
 
 the desirable value for raw material purchasing. 
 814.4 Sampling Requirements 
 
 $444.1 For ead test or group of tests, the amount of sample required to
 complete the test(s) is listed. 
 
 $44.4.2 Two sample amounts are listed, The first is the amoumt required to
 perform alll testing included in a CoA challenge, while the second is
 the amount required to perfomm the reduced testing required after CoA
 
 challenge has been completed. 
 $444.3 QE Work Order number. 
 
 $444.4 R number. 
 $444.5 Bin number. 
 
 8444.6 Delivered to Lab By. 
 
 8444.7 Date/TimeDativerect. 
 
 
 

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 Raw Material Life Cycle and CoA Challemge Process D-9011 8 5 of 8 
 
 84414,8 PreqaxstiBy/Date. 
 
 8444.9 R&D Reviewed By/Date. 
 8.44.10 QE Lab Reviewed By/Date. 
 
 844111 Quality Approved By/Date:. 
 
 8.5 The RMMS is generated along with the RM Pirdfile and includes the following
 information: 
 
 8.5.1 Name of Raw Material and ID# 
 8.5.2 Name of the Manulfacturer or Distributor 
 
 8.5.3 Receiving Numiber (R-Numiber) 
 
 8.5.4 Date Received 
 8.5.5 Vendor Lot Number 
 
 8.5.6 Expiration Date 
 $56.1 Upon successitll completion of the Col), challenge process an
 
 expiration date is assigned to the raw material lot number and entered
 into BatchMaster.. 
 $55.6.2 If the mamufacturer ColA gives am expiration/retest datte for the
 
 material then that date is used. 
 $5%6.3 If the manufacturer expiration date is less than one year from date of
 
 recaipt and a fulll Cof\ challenge is completed for release them the
 expiration date can be increased up to one year from date ofratiase.
 Flavorings: are typically extended no more than 30 to 90 days.
 
 85.6.4 If no manufecturer expiration date is listed on the CofA, but the date
 of mamufacture is listed, them the raw material cam be assigned an
 expiration date for up to three years from the date of manulactune at
 the discretiom of @E Management. 
 
 85.6.5 After the expiration date, the material can be CofA challenged again
 as per D-303. Upon suoceséiul completion of the challenge, the
 
 material expiration cam be extended up to one year at the discretiom
 of QE management. 
 8.565511 When the raw material is released the QE Laboratory will
 
 emler the new raw material expiration into BatchMiaster.
 The R# and a dash # will be used to identify the number of
 times a material has been recertifial. A raw matedal camnot
 be recertified more than three times. 
 
 
 

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 Standard Operating Procedune SOP No Rev Page 
 Raw Material Liffe Cycle and CoA Challemge Process D-901 8 60f8 
 
 $55.7 Required Testing 
 855.8 Required Metthod(s) 
 
 855.9 Release Specificatiom 
 
 $5190 A space for entry ofttne testing result, 
 
 8111 A space to indicate whether the required testing passed or failed.
 $5112 Initials/Datie of the person entering the data. 
 
 $614 3 Initials/Date of the person comfirming the acouraoy amd) completeness of the
 data. 
 
 85144 Ifmo expiration date is available, assign a default date of 12 months for stable
 chemicals and 3 months for flavorimgs, Other expiration dates may be used with
 scientific justification. If material is unstable, QE Laboratory management will
 
 determine a suitable expiration date based on applicable literature.
 866 Once reviewed and approved, DC will maintain the original copy of the RM Profile for
 each RMID. A scan of the approved RM Profile will be stored in a shared file directory.
 
 900 Revision of a Raw Material Profile 
 
 Oil aA Change Control Request is not required for new RM Profile documents.
 922. Revisions to existing RM Profils will be conducted through the Change Control process
 
 as outlined in SOP C-403. 
 100 Raw Material CoA Challenge Requirennenits 
 
 1hO. 1 The RM CoA Chalilemge process is included as part ofttne Vendor Qualification procedure
 
 per SOP E-601. 
 1hQ,2 CoA Challenge status Of incoming matetial will be detemmined by the QC Lab.
 communicated to the @G Samplers, and documented on Form D-901-Fi, Raw Material
 
 Testing Summary (RMTS). 
 1.3 A minimum of three unique lots pet manufacturer miist be challenged before the
 manufacturer is qualified. 
 
 10.4 After the mamufacturer iS qualified 10 supply the raw maiterid!, @ minimum of
 identificatiom is required for release. 
 
 bO.5 If a RM is received amd does not meet spauifications, the CoA challenge snouild be
 repeated. 
 
 10G.6 If the supplier is undergoing increased regulatory scrutiny, the CoA challenge should be
 repeated. 
 
 
 

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 Raw Material Lite Cycle and CoA Challenge Process D-901 8 7 of$ 
 
 100.7 Data generated during re-certificatiiom testing ola RM per SOP D-303 are not valid fior
 inclusion in the CoA Challenge process. 
 
 10%8 Once the fiull CoA challenge process is complete for a raw maitterial / manufacturer
 combination, am unabbreviated CoA chalienge is required on the first lot after a twelve
 month period trom the date of completion ofttne last CoA challenge. Depending on the
 
 frequency of raw material purchases from a manufacturer, fulll CoA challenges can be
 initiated at a greater frequency. Increased frequency olCoA challenges is determined by
 QE Management. 
 
 1100 CoA Approval, Testing, and Release of Raw Materials 
 11.11 Purchasing wiill sutniit a copy Of the manufacturer's CoA to QC lab for approval.
 
 Approvals are based on requirements outlimed in the RM Profile. Ifttme RM has not been
 previously purchased fnom the manufacturer, the purchase should also be approved by
 R&D. 
 
 flbh.2 Testing is perfommed as directed in the RM Profile based on the CoA Challenge Status.
 11.33 Ifa RM does not meeta spacification listed in the RM Profile, the material can be rejected
 
 and retumed to the vendor. 
 i144 The completed amd approved RMTS and manufacturer's CoA are sulamitted to DC fbr
 
 archiving. 
 1200 Use of Raw Materials in Production 
 
 1211 Ms should be released by Quality prior to use in Production. 
 
 1k2.2 For dietary supplememits, pet products, and cosmetics, RMs may be used in Productiom at
 risk: however, alll RM testing must be completed and RMs released prior to release of the
 FP. 
 
 123.3 Additional testing requirements may be stipulated prior to @E Lab clearance of am RM
 based on RM vendor, risk, product, client request, etc. 
 
 13300 Release of Raw Materals 
 183.1 After all testing has besn succesShility completed, the manufacturer CoA and all
 
 associated data are combined into orre packet and submitted to DC for archiving.
 IB2.2 Afiter all testing has been completed successfully, the @E Lab will update the RM status
 in batch master to “released”. 
 
 14400 Attacihments 
 
 1h4.1 Attachment 1 = Example Documentt: Raw Material Profile 
 
 
 

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 15.0 Revision History 
 
 | 
 Revision | Date Desonription ofCHangss CCN By 
 
 0 | 0830/10 | New . ° 
 | tOfi7412 | Updated R&D process. Added forms. Changed SOP title and format. - -
 
 Removed RNC. Removed R&D formuilaiion saction. Removed 
 2 OGiLI77I 7AI t3 | actions 6,0 and 7.0. Updated process for RMSTT. li-4e5 Re;ceeionin
 
 Updated fonrat. Added informatiom on test selection and specification
 3 O3/28/t4 | sélection, Removed inforination regading standznd sdiattion and t4-0280 B.Jotinns
 referenced SOP D- 1@9. Referenced I)-202 for external lab testing.
 
 4 ovasiite pea informatiom from SOPs D-302, D-90 tt, amd E-602. Updated 16-002| N. Zhang
 out of'date infonmation with present practices. 
 
 ; o6/ig/16 | Adiélition Of Cosmutics oriteiia 1 SOP, Update RW chaliengs | 4 aynn 5 isles
 
 requirements. 
 : Saciions 7.3.1 amd 9.1-Added a separate entry om the RMISIT for
 ° i ake 17 Manufacturer. RMSTT format is updated to reflect tltis change. ra- ne > . See
 
 7 01/02/18 | Rewrite of SOP to reflect mew procedinre using Raw Material Profiles. 18-0008 S. Barnes
 
 Remove references to SOPs that are mow obsolete. Add references to
 8 03/04120 | mew SOPs that are relevant. Update for consistemcy with current | CC20)0259 | S. Sassman
 practices.