Quality Control Principles and Processes: Article: Root Cause Analysis: Putting It To Work For You

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While quality assurance is about giving your customers the guarantee that your product is what you claim it is (made to specifications), safe to consume and up to standard, quality control on the other hand is about the methods and processes that ensure that a product is produced following appropriate procedures, in order for the producer to be able to give a quality assurance.

4. Root Cause Analysis

4.1. Article: Root Cause Analysis: Putting It To Work For You

Investing the time and effort to clearly define the problem that needs to be solved is a critical step in getting to the true root cause.

You can read more about root cause analysis in an article written by practicioners here:


By:
Deb Kane, M.S., Vice President, Food Safety, Quality, EHSS, and Regulatory, 
J&J Snack Foods Corp.; John Butts, Ph.D.,Principal, FoodSafetyByDesign LLC; 
Natalie Dyenson, M.P.H., Chief Food Safety and Regulatory Officer, International Fresh Produce Association; 
Tim Jackson, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor for Food Safety, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; 
Tim King, M.S., M.A., Founder and Senior Consultant, Quality Matters LLC; 
and Brendan A. Niemira, Ph.D., Research Leader, Food Safety and Intervention Technologies Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, U.S.
Department of Agriculture