Glossary

Validation Master Plan (VMP)

The high level document summarising a site's qualification and validation policy, organisation, scope, status, and strategy.

Source · EU GMP Annex 15, §§1.4–1.5, Validation Master Plan

Related sections

Related terms

Real inspection findings

Findings from regulators' inspection documents in which this term appears.

  1. For the batches of aseptic VMPs produced in Unit B, a recall class III on specific batches is issued by the Dutch Competent Authority (NL), based on the provided assessment of PM (process monitoring, including person monitoring) on batch-level.
    EMA · EU GMP NCR (EudraGMDP) · 2026-04-21
  2. You failed to adequately validate your cleaning process for non-dedicated manufacturing equipment as required by your Validation Master Plan.
    FDA · FDA Warning Letter · 2022-02-15
See 3 findings whose text contains this term

Counted as of 2026-09-24 — the search you land on shows today's figures, so it may differ slightly.

Source

EU GMP Annex 15, §§1.4–1.5, Validation Master Plan

GRM Regulatory Glossary

243 GMP terms in one place

Each term is explained in plain language with its official source. Look it up here whenever you meet a term you don't know.

Browse the whole glossary
Weekly Newsletter

New GMP inspection findings, every Monday

Every Monday we email the week's new inspection records from the FDA, EMA, Health Canada and MFDS, with a short summary of the week's regulatory news. We'll also let you know when the site gains new features. Unsubscribe any time with one click.

See recent findings first

Sent every Monday · a confirmation email follows when you subscribe · unsubscribe from the footer of any email.