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• Four months later a second unannounced product inspection was performed . However , in this instance one of the components of the product failed to achieve the specification requirements .
• The certificate holder was immediately issued with nonconformance reports with urgent corrective actions required to address the deficiencies . Corrective actions included the immediate embargo of the batch of affected product .
• In this specific instance there were two options available to address the product failure . ₀ Attempt to replace the failed component in South
Africa . Components would need to be retested for compliance prior to replacement .
₀ Reject and return the batch of product to the foreign manufacturer .
• Discussions between the manufacturer and the certificate holder concluded that the most costeffective option was to return the batch to the foreign manufacturer and replace with compliant product .
• In view of the product failure , SATAS increased the frequency of product inspections to include the sampling and inspection of the next shipment received .
As seen in the case study , an effectively managed SANAS Accredited Product Certification Scheme prevented a significant batch of non-compliant material from being distributed into the marketplace . Moreover , the corrective actions taken by both the foreign manufacturer and South African certificate holder to replace the rejected batch was of such a financial loss , both parties have increased their focus on the supply / receipt of compliant product .
Most other ‘ acceptance ’ schemes operating in South Africa require a once-off compliant test report to demonstrate compliance with the specification before being placed onto an ‘ approved suppliers list ’. Continued ‘ acceptance ’ is generally granted every two years based on the supplier submitting a compliant test report before the expiry date . It is unfortunate that there are no requirements in place for the random selection , sampling , testing and eventual control of product that do not achieve specification requirements .
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