Glossary · Manufacturing
What Is Raw Material Specification?
A raw material specification states the properties an input must meet to be accepted for production — identity, assay, purity, microbiological limits, packaging and storage conditions — together with the tests and acceptance criteria used to verify it. It is the technical basis for supplier approval and incoming inspection.
Why it matters when you source
The raw material specification is what stops a supplier's silent reformulation from becoming your product's inconsistency. Ask whether specifications are documented per material and whether each delivery is checked against them, rather than assuming a certificate of analysis covers it.
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