posted 12 April 2001 09:32 AM               

Several South American countries are part of an organization named Mercosur that seems to parallel the European Union. They've started using a standard called Buenas Practicas de Fabricacion (Good Manufacturing Practices) that draws from both ISO 9001 and the FDA/QSR and, while I don't expect any problems complying with the BPFs, I would like to read them.

My search turned up a Spanish version but my high school Spanish class doesn't help me at all.

Anyone have a clue where I could get a copy that's translated into English?

Thanks.

posted 12 April 2001 11:12 AM               

Can't help with the translated version however, a thought. Why don't you post your request in the Spanish forum Marc recently started, or email the moderator, Elberth Ardila Tabera, at [email protected] and see if they can help.

posted 16 April 2001 06:26 PM               

I decided to look at the BPFs a little closer and found that they were written in 1993 and reference old ISO standards (e.g; ISO 9001:1987). They might not even be finalized yet (what's the Spanish word for 'draft'?).

I think I'll just let it be until I start hearing something more solid about them.

Thanks, again.

posted 16 April 2001 06:41 PM               

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Originally posted by Alf Gulford:
...(what's the Spanish word for 'draft'?).

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Muy Bueno Cerveza?

That's all I remember from Freshman Spanish and I still can't "speell" it correctly! I better go back for a refresher course.