Aloe Vera of America: A Quality IASC-Certified Producer of Aloe Vera Presented by Walt Jones

1. Aloe Vera of America:A Quality IASC-Certified Producer of Aloe VeraPresented by Walt Jones

2. AVA Certified Three Ways IASC Certified Facility IASC Certified Raw Material IASC Certified Finish Products

3. AVA Certified Facility • IASC Auditor Visits Site Insures that Facility meets GMP & IASC Standards • They have a Quality Assurance and Quality Control System • QA/QC reports to Executive Management • The Quality Unit has the authority to stop production at any time

4. AVA Raw Material All raw materials are checked for identity and quality before use All raw materials are “released” prior to use in production Non-conforming raw materials are quarantined and either re-tested or sent back if they finally fail All raw materials and packaging components are kept clean until they are used

5. AVA Certified Facility The manufacturing facilities and all equipment are adequate and suitably clean to produce certifiable products The facility has adequate washing facilities for production employees All employee hygiene and cleanliness are monitored and employees are trained to insure handling cleanliness

6. AVA Standard Operating Procedures Proper equipment cleaning and maintenance Receipt, storage, handling and testing raw materials Sampling and testing in-process materials Methods for controlling microbial contamination

7. AVA Standard Operating Procedures • Change control • All changes are approved and documented • Tracking deviations • All deviations are recorded and approved if acceptable • Issuing batch records • Production held until QA/QC releases the correct and current batch record • Internal Audits • To provide documentation that all procedures are being followed properly

8. AVA Batch Records The lot numbers of all raw materials used are recorded in the batch record Who weighed and who verified the weighing of each raw material is documented and recorded All batch records include adequate instructions for each step of the operation

9. AVA Batch Records Who performed and who verified each step of the operation is recorded Yield calculations are recorded in each batch record Each piece of equipment used in each step of the operation is recorded QA/QC maintains the completed batch records in the event there is ever a question about a particular batch

10. AVA Cleaning Procedures All major equipment cleaning, maintenance and use are recorded in cleaning and use logs The cleaning and use logs include date, time, product and batch number of each batch produced The cleaning and use logs are signed and dated by the person performing the operation and by a second person verifying the operation

11. AVA Training Procedures All employees are given training in their particular job responsibilities All employees are trained in Current Good Manufacturing Practices All training is repeated as needed. All training is recorded and documented Managers generate a training “matrix” to show needed training and to document completion of training required.

12. AVA Labeling Procedures All labels are reviewed prior to release to assure the label is correct The issuance and use of labels are adequately controlled Labels are reconciled by quantity of labels issued, used and returned Any excess labels with lot numbers are destroyed

13. AVA Finished Goods Procedures Products are inspected for proper labeling, packaging and coding during the filling and final packaging operations Specifications are set for each product Random samples of products are taken during compounding, filling, packaging and checked for conformance to the applicable specifications

14. AVA Finished Products All finished products must be “released” by QA/QC prior to shipment There is a quarantine space and procedure for all non-conforming finished products All finished products are kept clean until they are shipped Adequate distribution records are maintained so that a product could be effectively recalled if ever necessary

15. AVA Sample Retention AVA reserves samples of each lot produced Amount of samples retained are at least twice the quantity needed to perform release testing over again if necessary

16. AVA Earned and Proudly Displays the IASC Seal