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Purchasing Controls

The procedures that ensure purchased product and services meet specified requirements. They include evaluating, monitoring, and re-evaluating suppliers in proportion to the effect of their product on the finished device.

Where it is written
ISO 13485:2016 clause 7.4, Purchasing
Old rule
21 CFR 820.50, in Part 820 before February 2, 2026
Also called
purchasing, supplier controls

Avoid This Mistake

The old 21 CFR 820.50 is gone: purchasing now falls under ISO 13485 clause 7.4 through 21 CFR 820.10(a).

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