BASF’s Care Creations has expanded its global network of sites and plants for the production of personal care ingredients that have been awarded Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) by the European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI). Up to now, 26 sites and plants that are related to BASF’s personal care business worldwide have been certified. The latest additions were a plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany and the White Stone site in South Carolina, USA. The EFfCI GMP certification confirms that the sites and plants meet the strict requirements of, for example, product quality and hygiene standards during manufacturing processes.

“In addition to the major personal care sites that are all certified since the end of 2017, we are focusing on plants managed by other BASF operating divisions that produce cosmetic ingredients for our personal care business. Expanding EFfCI-GMP certification across all production units ensures meeting the highest standard for personal care throughout the entire production chain around the globe,” said Bettina Jackwerth, Director Quality and Product Stewardship at BASF Personal Care Europe.

The EFfCI GMP guideline for cosmetic ingredients provides consistent and reliable information to manufacturers of cosmetic and personal care products. This helps to reduce the number of individual site audits by building trust regarding the implementation of additional quality requirements as defined by EFfCI. The standard is well established and regularly adapted to market needs. EFfCI is a European industry association that was founded in 2000 and represents the collective interests of more than 100 manufacturers of cosmetic ingredients in Europe.