It is investigating why a problem happened so you fix the cause and not just the symptom, rather than blaming a person. Common techniques are the "5 whys" and the fishbone diagram. SQF requires methods to identify the root cause as part of corrective actions, and asks for evidence of that analysis to close audit nonconformities.
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