8.5.4          Preservation

The organization shall preserve the outputs during production and service provision, to the extent necessary to ensure conformity to requirements.

NOTE: Preservation can include identification, handling, contamination control, packaging, storage, transmission or transportation, and protection.

Preservation of outputs shall also include, when applicable in accordance with specifications and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, provisions for:

a.   cleaning;

b.  prevention, detection, and removal of foreign objects;

 c.      special handling and storage for sensitive products;

d.      marking and labeling, including safety warnings and cautions;

e.       shelf life control and stock rotation;

f.        special handling and storage for hazardous materials.