1. Gather information from the customer about the nature of the product complaint.
2. Assemble the personnel needed to conduct a product complaint investigation.
3. Conduct a thorough investigation into the problem with the affected product.
4. Determine the nature and potential causes of the problem.
5. Determine any other product(s) that may potentially be affected.
6. Complete the Problem Report with all information.
7. Determine, from the criteria below, whether:
a. Product Recall: Food Safety or Health Risk due to physical, chemical, biological or immunological. Proceed to Recall Classification SOP.
b. Product Withdrawal: a quality related issue with the affected product(s).
c. No Corrective Actions: an isolated incident with the affected product(s).
8. Based on the above results, proceed to 2nd stage for the tracking of Finished Product, Work-In-Progress, Ingredient, or Packaging Material