How does the Natural Health Products Directorate define Third Party Auditor?
Third Party Auditor is defined as “An auditor who is independent of the company he or she is auditing and who is qualified by education, training and experience to conduct a natural health product good manufacturing practices site audit.” Please see Chapter 3 (Supplementary Personnel Requirements) of the Good Manufacturing Practices Guidance Document for Natural Health Products for more information on what education, training and experience is considered appropriate for Third Party Auditors. Please refer to the following link: Good Manufacturing Practices Guidance Document or contact the Natural Health Products Directorate at 1-888-774-5555 for a copy of the document. Note: the person who, under section 28(f) of the Natural Health Products Regulations, completes the Quality Assurance Report as part of the application for a site licence to demonstrate compliance with the requirements in Part 3, may or may not be the same Quality Assurance Person referred to in section 51 who is responsi
