SOP on Label and Cartons Control & Issuance
SOP on Label and Cartons Control & Issuance
1.0 Purpose: This SOP describes a system for complete and accurate control of all final product labels and cartons.
2.0 Scope: This SOP applies to all final product labels/cartons that are used in the labeling and packing department.
3.0 Responsibility:
3.1 In charge of packing material store to issue correct material and correct quantity of labels and cartons.
3.2 Production Chemist to confirm for identity and correct quantity of labels and cartons.
3.3 Senior Production Chemist to ensure that procedure is followed.
4.0 Materials and Equipment:
Storage boxes
Secure storage location for labels/cartons
5.0 Procedure:
5.1 Prepare an issued label control form on receipt of a request from the Sr. Production Chemist for labels of a specific product.
5.2 Prepare required and extra labels for each request.
5.3 Verify the label/carton count by the store supervisor & put it in label/carton control boxes.
5.4 Complete label reconciliation form.
5.5 Deliver labels/cartons to the Sr. Production Chemist along with a copy of the request form.
5.6 When additional labels/cartons are required, the Sr. Production Chemist requests the required number of additional labels/cartons on the requisition form.
5.7 At the end of batch packing return any unused labels/cartons to label secure storage or destroy them.
5.8 Label reconciliation – When packing is finished, the labeling & packing supervisor/chemist completes the issued label/carton control form by filling in the number of labels/cartons used for the following items –
the number used for issued label/carton
number used for boxes
the number used for final containers
number damaged during labeling operations or unused labels/cartons
6.0 Total number of labels/cartons used and destroyed must equal the total number printed and issued.
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