Quality and compliance
What we hold, what we test, and where our responsibility ends and yours begins.
What we hold
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| cGMP manufacturing | Held |
| FDA facility registration under MoCRA | Held |
| MoCRA product listings | Filed |
| Independent Beauty Association | Member |
| ISO 22716 | Certification in progress |
| Manufacturing since 2004 | No product recalls |
Testing
Stability duration varies by condition — roughly one week at 50°C, two weeks at 40°C.
In-house
- pH
- Viscosity
- Specific gravity and density
- Appearance, odor and color
- Accelerated stability at 40°C and 50°C
- Real-time stability
- Freeze-thaw cycling
Third-party partner lab
- Microbial limits
- Preservative efficacy (PET / challenge testing)
- Regulatory testing
Not offered: packaging compatibility testing — we recommend brands run it, and we'll advise on what to test.
Free-from and clean formulation
We formulate to retailer clean standards and to vegan, gluten-free and free-from specifications:
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Paraben-free
- Fragrance-free
- Formaldehyde-free
- Artificial color-free
- Phthalate-free
- Oxybenzone-free
- Ethanolamine-free
- PEG-free
- Triclosan-free
What we handle, what you own
| CRIDA handles | Your brand owns |
|---|---|
| cGMP manufacturing and batch records | MoCRA product listing for your products |
| MoCRA facility registration | Responsible Person designation |
| Certificates of analysis | Safety substantiation |
| Raw material qualification | Adverse event recordkeeping and reporting |
| Stability and in-house analytical testing | Final label approval |
| Third-party micro and PET coordination | Marketing claims |
| Label claims and marketing review* | — |
* Available at additional cost.
MoCRA, briefly
The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act is the biggest change to US cosmetic regulation since 1938, and most of it lands on the brand rather than the manufacturer, per the table above. A couple of things worth spelling out:
Registration renewal
Our facility registration under MoCRA is renewed on the required two-year cycle.
On GMP
MoCRA requires the FDA to establish mandatory cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices. That rule is still pending, and when it arrives it's expected to draw on existing frameworks including ISO 22716. We already manufacture under cGMP and to ISO 22716 guidelines, with certification in progress — so the rule shouldn't change how we operate.
We don't file product listings on our clients' behalf. We'll tell you what's needed and support the technical side, and label and marketing claim review is available at additional cost* — but the filing and the responsibility sit with the brand.
Not legal advice. Regulations change; confirm your obligations with your own counsel or regulatory consultant.