Hello everyone,
This is my first time posting in this forum. I am currently updating our documents to align with SQF requirements while also reducing unnecessary paperwork, as we are a small company with a seriously understaffed quality team.
A quality consultant informed me that under ISO 9001:2015, the concept of preventive action has been removed from CAPA. Instead, a risk-based quality management system now addresses preventive actions, making CAPA somewhat redundant. According to him, the entire quality management system is designed to prevent issues, so asking for preventive action following a deviation or non-conformance would imply an overhaul of your food safety management system. He mentioned that only corrective actions are necessary.
Given this, should I change our CAPA to CAR (Corrective Action Request), or am I misunderstanding something? I noticed that SQF still refers to CAPA in section 2.5.3 of Edition 9.