Croda's French Facility Receives EXCiPACT Certification

Croda Chocques SAS' excipient facility in France has received EXCiPACT certification from SGS ICS, making it the 24th manufacturing site to be certified to the scheme, which verifies that manufacturing of pharmaceutical-grade excipients meets current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs).  It is the third Croda site in Europe to receive this certification in the past year. 

Certification reflects a rigorous assessment program, both for the auditor and the audited, and the auditor's report had to be verified by an independent certification board.

US and European regulators currently require that drug manufacturers provide assessments of their excipient suppliers' conformance to cGMPs, either by conducting their own audits or by using recognized third-party certification programs. Third-party programs such as EXCiPACT's have been designed to reduce the audit burden for drug manufacturers, saving costs and ensuring quality.