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Administration, Documents & Reports, Items, Suitability 08/05/2024

Invalid Components and Composition in CDT is Illegal Error Messages

Invalid Components and Composition in CDT is Illegal Error Messages The error messages may occur when a User attempts to Save and Check In an existing Formulation. Formpak will check the Item in the Composition of the Formulation to ensure only permitted Item Classes are used in the Composition. Also the error may occur if a User attempts to Modify an existing Composition of a Formulation and the User does not have the required Permission. If the User attempts to Save and Check In Components whi...

Documents & Reports, General, Items, Properties 08/05/2024

Transaction Rollback Error Message

Transaction Rollback Error Message The most common reason for a ‘Transaction Rollback’ error is that a Property and or Property Group which is specified in a document has been removed or does not exist, as Formpak looks to these to see if there is a value to show on the document. If you have recently changed or removed any Property/Property Group and require assistance please contact support@formpak-software.com May 2024...

Classification, Documents & Reports, Items 27/03/2024

How to make my SDS look like my supplier’s SDS

How to make my SDS look like my supplier’s SDS When adding a Complex Mixture, such as a Third-party Fragrance or Flavour Formulation, for which the full Composition is not known, it should be added as a Raw Material in Formpak. The information that can be entered will be based upon the supplier’s documentation. The more information available, the better your chances of replicating your supplier’s material properties but this is subject to pitfalls along the way. Few suppliers will give the...

Documents & Reports, General, Items 27/03/2024

SDS Safety Data Sheets

SDS Safety Data Sheets A Safety Data Sheet (SDS), previously known as a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), is a critical document that provides information on the safe handling and use of chemicals and their mixtures such as formulations. A SDS is typically only legally required to be provided for substances and mixtures which are hazardous. Hazards are most often determined according to legislation related to GHS, based on the rules adopted by a specific region. However, a SDS can also be reque...

Items 30/01/2024

Item Uses

Item Uses Items Uses functionality limits the visibility of Items within the Composition Design Tool when formulating. For example a Formulation Developer may have access to a number of different Item Classes but if Item Uses is set up the Formulation Developer may only have access to one Item Class within the CDT. Setting up Item Uses The settings for Item Uses are located in Application Settings navigate to Manage Application Settings and select Yes for Formulations and or Raw Materials and Sa...

Items, Properties 11/01/2024

Item Origins

Item Origins Item Origins is functionality within Formpak whereby the same Raw Material may be managed from different origins e.g. Natural, Synthetic, Carryover. This may be useful where a customer permits a natural origin, but prohibits a synthetic origin, or if legislation allows trace carryover amounts, but prohibits directly added. For example – Origins of Estragole. Natural Tarragon oil contains 80% Regulatory Estragole. Synthetic Estragole contains 100% Regulatory Estragole. Note that Ta...

Administration, Batches, Items, PCN 14/11/2023

Manage Item Code Sequences

Manage Item Code Sequences Item Code Sequences can be used to assign codes to items automatically. Item Codes can be alphabetical, numeric or both. Items Code Sequences can be assigned to Users, Item Classes and combinations. This means e.g. A formulation developer can have unique codes assigned to their formulations automatically, or all formulations of a particular class have the same code structure, assigned automatically. On this page you can select an item code sequence to view or modify, o...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 14/11/2023

IFRA Classes 1 and 6

IFRA Classes 1 and 6 IFRA Classes 1 and 6 have an additional requirement – due to the possibility of ingestion, the materials used in the fragrance must also be approved for use in food. IFRA advise this means ‘that all ingredients should be listed as having “no safety concern”, for example by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and/or as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) in accordance with the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act’. When...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 13/11/2023

Setting up Cosmetic Allergens for Declarations

Setting up Cosmetic allergens, so they can be shown in an Allergen Declaration In summary you have to indicate which raw materials are the fundamental allergens using properties. This information is gathered into a list of allergens using the property ‘AGNINGDETAILS’ for the original 26 fragrance allergens and also ‘AGN2023INGDETAILS’ for the additional 57 fragrance allergens. These properties are found in the property group ‘Cosmetics & Detergents’. Origi...

Items 20/07/2023

View changes made to Raw Materials

How can I see changes made to Properties of Raw Materials? Search for ‘View Previous Versions of Item Properties’ and you can enter the raw material name and then see a drop down of versions which you can then specify by Property Group if you wish. You can also click on ‘View Change Summary’ in the top right corner to view a report. Last updated Apr 2015...