Under the new structure, most of the technical groups, including corporate services, communications, human resources, product integrity and technical operations, will report to Mr. Chestnut, 49.

Basic lack of management commitment and product integrity.

But months before the first delivery, the company was rated "marginal" in an Air Force audit of its engineering, quality assurance and product integrity.

"Even if they were true, they would not have affected the product integrity."

ICISA promotes sustained technical excellence, industry innovation and product integrity.

It is a general requirement of many specific national and international standards that FMEA is used in evaluating product integrity.

I think we sacrificed short-term gain for long-term product integrity and hopefully long-term profitability, brand-name recognition and reputation.

With ingredients limited, it's not easy to maintain the product integrity, and chemical companies are soul searching to come up with ways to do it.

"We are intent on keeping customer trust in our product integrity," Ms. Lazgin said.

And there was never any conceivable connection between the allegations he was making and product integrity.