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COMPLIANCE POLICY GUIDE (CPG)

CPG Sec 590.500 Packaging Technologies and Tamper-Resistant Packaging Requirements for Cosmetic Products November 2005

Final
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Human Foods Program
Office of Inspections and Investigations

REFERENCE:

Tamper-resistant packaging requirements for certain cosmetic products are located in 21 CFR 700.25.

See Compliance Policy Guide Section 450.500 (Tamper-Resistant Packaging Requirements for Over-the-Counter Human Drug Products) for some background and a list of packaging technologies that are capable of meeting the requirements for a tamper-resistant package.

Issued: 4/27/88
Revised: 5/2005
Updated: 11/29/05

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Submit comments on this guidance document electronically via docket ID: FDA-2013-S-0610 - Specific Electronic Submissions Intended For FDA's Dockets Management Staff (i.e., Citizen Petitions, Draft Proposed Guidance Documents, Variances, and other administrative record submissions)

If unable to submit comments online, please mail written comments to:

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All comments should be identified with the title of the guidance.

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