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Designing and Implementing Corrective Action Systems for Food Manufacturing Compliance
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Food Safety Culture
Abstract
In the high-stakes, fast-paced world of food production, compliance failure can snowball rapidly, from minor mistakes to huge product recalls that destroy reputations and threaten public health. In a world where global food safety laws are tightening and consumer acceptance is more critical than ever, the industry has to face a wake-up call: band-aid, quick fixes no longer cut it. This article looks at how forward-thinking foodmakers are structuring corrective action systems that go beyond checklist-style fixes to deliver measurable, sustainable compliance and operational excellence improvements. From a representative pool of peer-reviewed publications and real industry examples from databases like ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Scopus, the article distills key elements of successful corrective action systems, such as leverage of electronic QMS tools, root cause analysis processes, and accountability-driven culture changes. It also examines the people-side of compliance in which culture, training, and leadership alignment determine whether systems work or silently fail. By contrasting Band-Aid fixes of the past with today's data-driven models of correction at scale, this article offers fresh perspectives on what actually drives sustainable compliance in food production. The result is a no-nonsense, research-backed manual for plant managers, quality assurance directors, and executives ready to call out conventional wisdom on compliance being done and not documented.
Keywords
Corrective Action System, Food Manufacturing Compliance, Root Cause Analysis, Food Safety Culture, HACCP Integration, AI in Food Safety, GFSI Standards, ISO 22000, Compliance Metrics, Digital QMS (Quality Management System), Food Recall Prevention
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How to cite this paper
@article{1708909,
author = {Kikelomo Meshioye},
title = {Designing and Implementing Corrective Action Systems for Food Manufacturing Compliance},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {8},
number = {12},
pages = {195-202},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1708909.pdf},
abstract = {In the high-stakes, fast-paced world of food production, compliance failure can snowball rapidly, from minor mistakes to huge product recalls that destroy reputations and threaten public health. In a world where global food safety laws are tightening and consumer acceptance is more critical than ever, the industry has to face a wake-up call: band-aid, quick fixes no longer cut it. This article looks at how forward-thinking foodmakers are structuring corrective action systems that go beyond checklist-style fixes to deliver measurable, sustainable compliance and operational excellence improvements. From a representative pool of peer-reviewed publications and real industry examples from databases like ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Scopus, the article distills key elements of successful corrective action systems, such as leverage of electronic QMS tools, root cause analysis processes, and accountability-driven culture changes. It also examines the people-side of compliance in which culture, training, and leadership alignment determine whether systems work or silently fail. By contrasting Band-Aid fixes of the past with today's data-driven models of correction at scale, this article offers fresh perspectives on what actually drives sustainable compliance in food production. The result is a no-nonsense, research-backed manual for plant managers, quality assurance directors, and executives ready to call out conventional wisdom on compliance being done and not documented.},
keywords = {Corrective Action System, Food Manufacturing Compliance, Root Cause Analysis, Food Safety Culture, HACCP Integration, AI in Food Safety, GFSI Standards, ISO 22000, Compliance Metrics, Digital QMS (Quality Management System), Food Recall Prevention},
month = {June},
}