Terms Governing Container Opening Order
The newer container was opened before the older container was finished. This report documents the consequences, which are ongoing.
PROGRESS REPORT: Container Opening Order (COO) Protocol Period covered: This week Status: Protocol violated. Remediation ongoing.
Summary
A new container of the relevant product was opened before the existing container of the same product reached empty. Two containers of the same product are now partially open. This is the alarming condition the COO protocol was established to prevent.
Background
The COO protocol was established after a previous incident in which three containers of the same product were found simultaneously open in the pantry. That incident was resolved through a dedicated consumption effort that lasted eleven days and produced a mild aversion to the product that has since passed.
The protocol is simple: finish the existing container before opening the new container. It has been in effect for approximately fourteen months.
Violation Details
The older container was not empty. It contained an estimated thirty percent of its original volume. It was located at the back of the relevant shelf, behind a bag of rice that was placed there during a reorganization two weeks ago. The reorganization was intended to improve pantry efficiency. It has produced one protocol violation so far.
The newer container was placed in front of the rice bag because it was new and therefore assumed to be the current container. This assumption was incorrect. The current container was behind the rice.
Current State
Two containers are open. Both must now be consumed in a managed sequence, with attention paid to the older container's position so it does not again become obscured by the rice bag or any other item placed in front of it.
The rice bag is still in the same location. This is a secondary concern.
Measured Alarm
The alarm is measured because the product is shelf-stable and the contents of both containers will be consumed before any spoilage occurs. The alarm is nonetheless present because the protocol existed to prevent exactly this state, and the protocol failed for a reason (the rice bag) that was the direct result of a separate efficiency project.
Outstanding Items
The rice bag must be relocated to a position that does not obscure older containers. This is a new sub-protocol. It has not been written down. It will not be written down. It will be understood.