A failure to meet a food safety requirement, standard or procedure that a business is expected to follow.
It is a failure to meet a required standard, limit, procedure or legal requirement, such as a temperature breach or a missed cleaning task.
Through monitoring, verification, internal audits, and external inspections or food safety audits.
No. The non-conformance is the problem or failure. The corrective action is what the business does to deal with it and prevent it recurring.
The immediate issue is addressed, the non-conformance is recorded, and the underlying cause is investigated so it can be permanently fixed.
Often yes. Auditors and inspectors commonly grade findings by seriousness, with critical issues requiring immediate action and minor ones fixed within a set time.