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How to Obtain GMP and GHP Certification

Start by identifying the GMP/GHP programme that the customer or authority accepts for your sector.

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Direct answer

Start by identifying the GMP/GHP programme that the customer or authority accepts for your sector. Food hygiene prerequisites, cosmetics and pharmaceutical GMP must not be treated as one interchangeable certificate. Compare the requested programme with the real facility and outsourced activities before applying.

Decision and evidence

Close facility gaps, train the people doing the work and demonstrate routine hygiene controls. Arrange independent assessment only after implementation evidence is available.

Technical basis

GMP and GHP establish prerequisite production and hygiene controls: zoning, personnel hygiene, cleaning, pest control, maintenance, traceability and record discipline.

Related practical guide

Food GMP and GHP: Hygiene Infrastructure, Production Flows and Cleaning

Primary sources and currency

This page was technically reviewed on 22 August 2026 against the primary sources below. The current legislation, standard edition and official fee schedule at the application date take precedence.

FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius — Codes of Practice for Food Hygiene ↗ISO — Official information about certification ↗ISO — ISO 22000 food safety management ↗

Practical questions

Is hygiene control impossible in a small business without separate rooms?

Assess contamination through space, time, personnel and material flows. Determine product-specific situations requiring physical separation and where other suitable controls may suffice. Small size does not remove requirements. The solution must provide practical, verifiable controls within the actual building.

Which checks are needed after a long production shutdown?

Review facility and equipment hygiene, pest signs, water systems and maintenance effects according to risk. Check stored ingredients and packaging. Do not restart solely on old records before necessary cleaning and verification. Define owners and release criteria in the reopening plan.

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