A significant, systemic, or repeat deviation from a recognized quality system and/or regulatory standard. These types of findings may pose a high risk to personnel, product, or to the business. Examples include but are not limited to:‒ A complete breakdown or lack of an element of the quality system or systemic failure of a quality system.‒ Numerous nonconformities to a single element of a regulatory standard.‒ Systemic issues across multiple areas (e.g. multiple production lines are not recording test data for finished goods).‒ Repeat of a non-conformance from a previous audit at the discretion of Quality Management.