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ISO 22716
Featured 03.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 7.2 Explained: Manufacturing Operations

ISO 22716 Section 7.2 covers the controls required for bulk manufacturing — documentation, start-up checks, batch numbering, and in-process control.

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ISO 22716 Section 7.3 Explained: Packaging Operations ISO 22716

04.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 7.3 Explained: Packaging Operations

ISO 22716 Section 7.3 covers the controls required for filling, labelling, and packaging finished cosmetic products, including line identification and work-in-process handling.

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ISO 22716 Section 8 Explained: Finished Products ISO 22716

05.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 8 Explained: Finished Products

ISO 22716 Section 8 covers release, storage, shipment, and returns for finished cosmetic products. Here is what positive release actually means in practice.

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ISO 22716 Section 9 Explained: Quality Control Laboratory — Methods and Sampling ISO 22716

06.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 9 Explained: Quality Control Laboratory — Methods and Sampling

ISO 22716 Section 9 sets out requirements for test methods, acceptance criteria, sampling, and retain samples in the quality control laboratory.

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ISO 22716 Section 9.5 Explained: Out-of-Specification Results ISO 22716

07.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 9.5 Explained: Out-of-Specification Results

ISO 22716 Section 9.5 governs how out-of-specification laboratory results must be reviewed and investigated. Here is why this clause gets so much audit attention.

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ISO 22716 Section 10 Explained: Treatment of Product That Is Out of Specification ISO 22716

08.07.2026 · 2 min read

ISO 22716 Section 10 Explained: Treatment of Product That Is Out of Specification

ISO 22716 Section 10 covers what happens to rejected and reprocessed product once a result has confirmed it does not meet specification.

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ISO 22716 Section 11 Explained: Waste Management Requirements ISO 22716

09.07.2026 · 2 min read

ISO 22716 Section 11 Explained: Waste Management Requirements

ISO 22716 Section 11 is short but specific about how waste should be classified, handled, and disposed of without creating a contamination risk.

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ISO 22716 Section 12 Explained: Subcontracting Requirements ISO 22716

10.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 12 Explained: Subcontracting Requirements

ISO 22716 Section 12 sets out the obligations of contract givers and contract acceptors. Here is what needs to be in place when any part of GMP-covered work is outsourced.

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ISO 22716 Sections 13 and 15 Explained: Deviations and Change Control ISO 22716

11.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Sections 13 and 15 Explained: Deviations and Change Control

ISO 22716 Sections 13 and 15 are both brief but cover a critical distinction — planned changes versus unplanned, temporary departures from specified requirements.

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ISO 22716 Section 14 Explained: Complaints and Recalls ISO 22716

12.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 14 Explained: Complaints and Recalls

ISO 22716 Section 14 covers how complaints should be investigated and how a product recall should be coordinated if it becomes necessary.

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ISO 22716 Section 16 Explained: Internal Audit Requirements ISO 22716

13.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 16 Explained: Internal Audit Requirements

ISO 22716 Section 16 sets out how internal audits should be approached, who should conduct them, and what happens to the findings.

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ISO 22716 Requirements Explained: A Clause-by-Clause Overview ISO 22716

03.06.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Requirements Explained: A Clause-by-Clause Overview

ISO 22716 covers personnel, premises, equipment, raw materials, production, and quality control for cosmetics GMP. Here is what each section actually requires.

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ISO 22716 Section 17 Explained: Documentation — The Backbone of GMP Compliance ISO 22716

14.07.2026 · 3 min read

ISO 22716 Section 17 Explained: Documentation — The Backbone of GMP Compliance

ISO 22716 Section 17 covers documentation — the requirement that underpins every other section of the standard. Here is why it deserves standalone attention.

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