Quick answer
Sequence by mandate date and order priority. Food and beverages have been mandatory since October 17, 2024, and should form the first batch; cosmetics have a transition period until October 17, 2026, and can follow once the food batch is under audit. One plant may build the SJPH, zoning, and material ledgers at the same time, but the two categories are registered separately, with recipes and lines kept apart in each application.
Detailed explanation
Three Bases for Priority
- Mandate status: past-due categories go first to protect goods in transit.
- Order pipeline: categories already ordered or in substantive negotiation come next.
- Retrofit difficulty: lines with little shared equipment and few animal-derived additives pass through the process first.
Operating One Plant with Two Categories
- Build separate recipe lists and supplier files for food and cosmetics.
- Zone workshops, warehouses, and utensils by category.
- Run management commitment, training, and internal audits jointly, but file records by category. Glycerin, stearates, emulsifiers, and flavor carriers need grade-matched supplier certificates.
Linking the Batches
Fix the second SKU list and the scope-extension route while filing the first batch, and close supplier-certificate gaps exposed by the first audit at the same time. In a shared warehouse keep zoned labels and ledgers separate; audits follow declared scope, so food records cannot replace cosmetics records. Check claims and labeling against current rules early.
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