You are carrying out an audit at a single-site organisation seeking certification to ISO 9001 for the first time. The organisation manufactures cosmetics for major retailers.

You are interviewing the Manufacturing Manager (MM).

You: " I would like to begin by looking at the cleaning controls. "

MM: " We record the cleaning of the equipment at the end of every batch. This document details the minimum cleaning frequency and the procedures to follow for all areas and each item of equipment. The person who carries out the cleaning puts their initial on the document and records the time and date alongside. "

Narrative: You sample production records over 3-days and note down evidence of nonconformity as per the table below.

You decide to raise a non-conformity.