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[FelixQM]

Hi everyone,

 

can anyone help how to perform the hazard analysis and assessment of associated risks for a non-conforming product?

We are struggeling with the practicallity of a classic risk analysis (probability and severity), especially with the probability.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Felix

[pHruit]

Why not just use the severity alone?

You already know the probability - if the product is nonconforming then the issue has happened, so the likelihood of occurrence is 100%

Your severity is then simply an assessment of the potential significance of the risks associated with the incident - e.g. allergen contamination would likely be a high risk, vs. e.g. a drum of product has a dent in it but is not otherwise compromised would be a low food safety risk.

You'd need to consider and potentially define these appropriately for your product types, of course.

[FelixQM]

Thanks pHruit. Very practical suggestion!

[Charles.C]

Hi everyone,

 

can anyone help how to perform the hazard analysis and assessment of associated risks for a non-conforming product?

We are struggeling with the practicallity of a classic risk analysis (probability and severity), especially with the probability.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Felix

 

Hi Felix, 

 

More details would help..

 

Finished Retail Product ? Nonconforming due to ? eg Radioactive ?
 

IMO a (traditional) hazard analysis, per se, is indeterminate in the context of yr question, ie there is no process.

 

If a food ingredient, any "risk" may relate to the specific nonconformity and the intended usage.

 

If "Risk" relates to safety, the answer may presumably vary from non-existent to draconian.

 

PS - afaik, by convention, traditional hazard analyses are predictive, not retrospective. It's a  question of  Classic vs Posterior Probability