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FOOD-BEVERAGE-MANUFACTURING4 MIN READ

Sort off-flavor clues into the 6M fishbone

Classify possible off-flavor causes using fishbone 6M categories.

Sort each off-flavor clue into the fishbone category where the team should first investigate it. Materials Machine Method Measurement People Environment Tea concentrate used on day 13 of a 14-day shelf-life window Empty bottles stored beside a sunny dock door during a heat wave New transfer-pump gasket installed before the affected run CIP final rinse shortened to recover 18 minutes of downtime No trained panel calibration for the plastic-note descriptor Temporary operator handled flavor-dosing setup for the first time New cap-liner lot introduced on the same production date Conveyor lubricant changed during the prior maintenance window

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