quality control failure
Missed inspection flaw
A quality control failure is a defect or error that escapes detection during inspection and reaches the customer or end user.
The term implies a breakdown in the systems meant to catch problems: The recall was triggered by a quality control failure at the plant.
It can also describe the systemic lapse itself rather than any single defective item.
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- product recallRetrieval of unsafe merchandise
- recallMemory retrieval act
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
flaw · batch · batch number · contamination · oversight · human error · negligence · assembly · assembly line · specification · final inspection · tolerance · deviation · audit · compliance · scrap · rework · malfunction
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