What hygiene and health requirements apply to personnel applying for a proprietary Chinese medicine manufacturer (GMP) licence?

Proprietary Chinese medicine GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) imposes strict hygiene and health requirements on all personnel involved in production, especially employees who come into direct contact with Chinese herbal medicines, semi-finished products or finished products. First, all relevant personnel must undergo a medical examination before taking up their duties to ensure that they do not have any infectious disease or skin condition that could contaminate medicines. Second, staff must receive systematic training in personal hygiene, including correct handwashing procedures and requirements for wearing clean work clothing. Before entering clean production areas, they must change into dedicated work clothing, footwear, headwear and masks. Eating, drinking, smoking and any other conduct that could contaminate medicines are strictly prohibited in production areas. If an employee develops any health condition that could affect medicine quality, such as a cold, diarrhoea or a skin wound, they must report it to their supervisor immediately and be temporarily reassigned from duties involving direct contact with products.