Business Central for Cosmetics & Nutraceuticals - What Regulators Expect

By Thomas Brünger, Managing Partner

cosmetics · nutraceuticals · gxpJuly 19, 2026

Business Central can support cosmetics and nutraceutical manufacturers, but regulators expect GMP-grade traceability and quality control that the ERP must be configured and validated to provide. These sectors are less heavily regulated than pharma, but batch integrity and ingredient traceability are still expected — and increasingly inspected.

What regulators expect

For cosmetics, ISO 22716 defines Good Manufacturing Practices and the EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 requires a Product Information File and traceability. For nutraceuticals and dietary supplements, FDA 21 CFR Part 111 sets supplement GMP (or EU food-supplement law applies). Across both, the recurring expectations are batch manufacturing records, ingredient-to-finished-good traceability, specification and Certificate of Analysis management, and stability data.

How Business Central fits

Business Central provides the batch, inventory, and quality foundations; these are configured into GMP-grade records and traceability, and validated in proportion to risk. The compliance principles mirror the pharma approach — see GxP validation for Business Central and ALCOA+ data integrity in ERP.

A short architecture governance review can confirm the batch-record and traceability design meets expectations before a market inspection.

Frequently asked questions

What do regulators expect from a cosmetics or nutraceutical ERP?
GMP-grade batch records and traceability: ISO 22716 (cosmetics GMP) and EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 for cosmetics; FDA 21 CFR Part 111 (or EU food-supplement law) for nutraceuticals/supplements — ingredient traceability, specifications/CoA, and stability data.
Is cosmetics manufacturing as regulated as pharma?
It is lighter than pharma GMP but real: ISO 22716 sets GMP for cosmetics and the EU requires a Product Information File. Nutraceuticals under 21 CFR Part 111 carry supplement GMP obligations. The ERP evidences batch integrity for both.