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Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Manufacturing Instructions

Manufacturing Instructions Formpak has a feature that allows Manufacturing Instructions to be added to a Formulation. This allows the formulation developer to add specific details and order to the formulation so it is manufactured in the correct way. These details can be viewed in the Composition Design Tool (CDT) screen and also at the top of an Item Composition Report. By adding instructions for each Stage and then a Stage number to each component, you can group components together and give in...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Marine Pollutants and Environmentally Hazardous for Transport

Alignment of Marine Pollutants and Environmentally Hazardous for Transport Environmentally Hazardous for Transport has been based on GHS criteria for some time now with a product classification of Environmental Hazard Chronic Category 1 or 2, or Acute Category 1 meaning the product is environmentally hazardous for transport: Class 9 (if not meeting other transport hazard criteria which overides or modifies this Class). In most cases the terms Marine Pollutant and Environmentally Hazardous are us...

Documents & Reports, Parties 20/07/2023

Modifying SDS footer details

Process for modifying SDS footer details Go to Manage Document Content Enter Code = bottomCompany.DEFAULT Click Search Select the Document Content and click Edit Enter the Name and Address into the Content as a single line Select Prevent Batch Update = Yes Click Save Last updated Apr 2016...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Paste into a Basket from Excel

Paste into a Basket from Excel Background You may have a list of raw materials or formulations which have been produced outside of Formpak, and you may need to perform some function within Formpak for them. The quick way to get a list of items into Formpak is to copy the list and paste into a Basket. From the basket you can add to many different places in Formpak, e.g. to suitability check, find matching items and report, or print documents and labels. Copy the list of item codes from excel. Not...

Documents & Reports 20/07/2023

Importing a Modified Standard Document

Importing a Modified Standard Document This guide explains how to import a zip file containing a modified standard document into Formpak. Documents will be sent from our team as a zip file. Download the file – please don’t unzip. Go to Batch Import Document Types Click Browse and select the downloaded zip file Select the following options: Add New Document Types – No Modify Existing Document Types – Yes Details to Modify – Update selected details Versioning Properti...

Documents & Reports 20/07/2023

Importing Documents

Importing a New Document This process explains how to import a zip file containing a new document into Formpak. Documents will be sent from our team as a zip file. Download the file – please don’t unzip Select Batch Import Document Types Browse and select downloaded zip file, Click Open, select options below: Add New Document Types – Yes Modify Existing Document Types – No Click Import Leave ‘Save as a new version’ blank – when testing Once the file is i...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Generate Item Matching List

Generate Item Matching List An Item Matching List is used to compare CAS numbers from raw materials on your Formpak system to CAS numbers present in a different set of data. After the comparison and processing, the new or modified information can be uploaded to your Formpak system. Generate an Item Matching List In Find Matching Items, select Composition Type Raw Material (this will include all your Raw Materials) and unselect Formulation. Click Search. When the results are displayed, check they...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

Globally Harmonized System (GHS) The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) lays down a globally agreed method for classifying chemicals and mixtures based on their hazards. It also discusses how the hazard and safety information should be communicated on a Label and in a Safety Data Sheet. GHS is aspirational, not compulsory and has a building block approach. Different global regions are expected to adopt GHS in slightly different ways. In Europe, GHS has...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

IFRA Categories and IFRA Classes

IFRA Categories and IFRA Classes In the Properties tab of a raw material and a formulation there are two property groups relating to pre-IFRA 49th Amendment. Below are two screen shots which introduce the information contained in these property groups. These are also available to download in this PDF to give you capability to increase the size of the images. IFRA Categories IFRA Classes Last updated Dec 2019...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Differences in allergens declared on Safety Data Sheet vs Allergen Declaration

Why are there differences in allergens declared on a Safety Data Sheet vs Allergen Declaration? These two documents have a different definition of what you might call an “allergen” which relates to the different regulations involved. The allergens which appear in the Allergen Declaration relate to a specific list of allergens from the Cosmetic regulation, and these allergens need to appear on the label of the cosmetic pack if above specified levels. All allergens present in the item...