3.1.2.1 All documents in use shall be authorised and be the correct version.
3.1.2.2 Documents shall be clearly legible, unambiguous, in appropriate languages and sufficiently detailed to enable their correct application by appropriate personnel. They shall be readily accessible to relevant staff at all times.
3.1.2.3 There shall be a record of the reason for any changes or amendments to documents critical to product safety, legality or quality systems and procedures.
3.1.2.4 Changes to documents shall be effectively notified to document users. A procedure shall be in place to ensure obsolete documentation is rescinded and, if appropriate, replaced with a revised version.
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3.1.3 Record completion and maintenance
Statement of Intent The company shall maintain records to demonstrate the effective control of product safety, legality and quality.
3.1.3.1 The records shall be legible and genuine, and retained in good condition for an appropriate defined time period. The record retention time period should reflect product shelf life and any specific customer or legal requirements, but shall never be less than 1 year.
3.1.3.2 The company shall operate procedures for the collation, maintenance, storage and retrieval of all relevant records.
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3.2 Internal Audit
Statement of Intent The company shall audit those systems and procedures that are critical to product safety, legality and quality to ensure they are appropriate and complied with.
3.2.1 The audits shall be scheduled, and their scope and frequency shall be established in relation to the risks associated with the activity. The audits shall cover all of the locations included within the scope.
3.2.2 Internal audits shall be carried out by appropriately trained, competent auditors, who shall not audit their own work or where they have direct influence on the operation within the department or section being audited.
3.2.3 Records of internal audits shall be maintained to ensure that conformity as well as non-conformity can be clearly identified and verified.