May 4, 2017 04:46
7 yrs ago
Spanish term

Emitir inmovilización y/ o decidir retiro de productos

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Engineering (general)
Translating an HACCP Plan. The text in the section detailing the responsibilities of each team member of the HACCP team composition. Here's the text:

"- Realizar la aprobación y el control de proveedores, a través del cumplimiento del trámite documentario y la aprobación de las auditorias.
- Emitir inmovilización y/ o decidir retiro de productos, para aquellos productos evaluados y determinados como no conformes.
- Hacer seguimiento a las acciones de mejora para el levantamiento de productos observados de proveedor."

In this case these duties are for the Warehouse Manager (e.g. overseeing the handling of delivered products, etc.). Usually I'm used to seeing "inmovilización" used in reference to tangible assets (in Spain) or freezing of assets, for which in reference to products seems to refer to the restriction on the movement of them. I'm just doubting the English to use. So the best translation I can come up with is (for this one I'm not using infinitives since the section is a list of responsibilities):

"For products evaluated and deemed non-conforming, determine which products to be withdrawn and/or place a restriction [or ban?] on the movement of them."

For simplicity, I'm also inclined to render as: "For products evaluated and deemed non-conforming, determine which products to be withdrawn or banned."

Thoughts?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 Issue (a) product blocking and recall order

Discussion

Michael Powers (PhD) May 4, 2017:
Valuable insight, Lorena. Mike
lorenab23 May 4, 2017:
I am not 100% sure this is why I am not posting it as an answer but I believe that inmovilización here refers to what is known as a work stoppage in the US. A product may be found to be non-compliant before it reaches the consumer and while still in production, if that is the case then there is work stoppage. If the product is found to be non-compliant after it has reached the consumer then you have a recall.
lorenab23 May 4, 2017:
FYI retiro (in this context) = recall

Proposed translations

+2
3 hrs
Selected

Issue (a) product blocking and recall order

= Issue the product blocking order and/or decide on whether or not to recall the product.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-05-04 08:06:13 GMT)
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http://docplayer.net/9573622-Developing-product-safety-compl...
Example sentence:

...product testing, preventive actions, and curative actions such as the treatment of non-compliance, product blocking, and recall management.

Peer comment(s):

agree Wendy Streitparth : Sounds good
1 hr
agree Michael Powers (PhD) : very nice, Neil
2 hrs
Lorena gave me the idea, but as she didn't seem to be posting an answer...
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