Rejection of non-confirming product

1.0. PURPOSE: To provide a procedure for rejection of nonconforming products.
2.0. SCOPE: It covers the nonconforming products, materials.
3.0. RESPONSIBILITY: Quality Control & Quality Assurance
4.0. ACCOUNTABILITY
5.0. DEFINITION:
6.0. PROCEDURE:
6.1. All the materials/products not complying with the specifications should be rejected.
6.2 Raw materials/ Packing materials upon rejection should be isolated from quarantine area and kept in a area (meant for rejected material storage).
6.3. In process products not complying with specifications should be labeled as “ HOLD” and investigate the cause. After investigation ,action is taken by QC, QA and Production manager , the batch is either rejected or approved.(to be reprocessed).
6.4. Raw material should be sent back to vendor immediately mentioning reason for rejection.
6.5. Quality Assurance should take necessary action to overcome these for further consignments.
6.6. Packing Material must be destroyed in presence of Quality Assurance Manager.
6.6. The same should be entered in rejections register noted by Quality Control and Stores.
6.8. The rejection note format is sent to stores mentioning reason after analysis as per the rejection note.
REJECTION NOTE
RAW MATERIAL / PACKING MATERIAL
Material :
Batch no.:
GRN No. :
Invoice/D.C. No. :
Supplier :
Quantity :
The material does not conform to the standards with respect to the following tests
...............Tests......................................................Limits
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The consignment stands rejected .

Manager QC
Date

Manager QA
Date
C.C. : Manager- Stores, Production, Purchase, QA.