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This 10-question quiz is designed to test your current knowledge of the dietary supplement GMP rule. After you take the quiz, EAS will send you the correct answers to see how you did. It will be revised with new questions monthly so you can take the GMP Challenge periodically. It can be taken individually or in groups. It is an excellent training tool for companies that wish to test how well managers and staff know the GMP requirements. Your test results will be considered confidential and will not be shared with anyone.

The EAS GMP Challenge Quiz

Batch Production Records: must document:

A) The date when each step was performed.

B) Identify by initials or signature the person who performed each step.

C) The results of any tests or examinations that were conducted.

D) All of the above.
Personnel: QC

A) Management must identify who is responsible for Quality Control operations.

B) Each QC person must be qualified to perform QC operations.

C) Each QC person must have QC responsibilities distinct and separate from other responsibilities.

D) All of the above.
Specifications: Specification Verification

A) All established specifications must be verified in some way.

B) For products with multiple active ingredients an analysis must be conducted for every active ingredient for every batch manufactured.

C) Specifications must be established, but there is no need to verify established specifications.

D) None of the above.
Supplement returns:

A) Do not require a material review.

B) Do not need to be segregated until QC completes a material review and conducts a disposition decision.

C) May be approved for reprocessing without QC approval.

D) None of the above.
Complaints Handling

A) Companies must have a written procedure for the handling of complaints.

B) Quality Control must make the decision whether to investigate a complaint.

C) Quality Control must review and approve the investigation findings and follow up.

D) All of the above.
Reference standards

A) Criteria must be used in selecting reference standard materials employed for performing tests and examinations.

B) Compendial reference standards must always be employed for tests and examinations of dietary supplements.

C) Non-compendial reference standards do not need to be thoroughly characterized before use to ensure identity, strength, strength, purity and quality.

D) None of the above.
Packaging and Labeling

A) Label reconciliation is not required if the packaging equipment has electronic “vision systems” to verify that the correct labels were applied to the product.

B) Label reconciliation must always be done.

C) Labeling can only be done under the direct supervision of Quality Control.

D) None of the above.
Test Methods must be

A) Appropriate/scientifically valid for each established specification for which testing or examination is required to determine whether the specification is met.

B) Identified as suitable for use by the manufacturer.

C) Be accurate, precise, and specific for its intended purpose and consistently do what it is intended to do.

D) All of the above.
Expiration Dating:

A) Part 111 includes requirements for expiration dating.

B) If you use an expiration date on a product label you should have stability data to support that date.

C) You do not need to have a written stability testing program to assess product stability requirements if you use product expiration dates.

D) None of the above.
Physical Plant and Grounds: You must

A) Have adequate space for equipment and holding materials.

B) Have floors, walls, and ceilings that can be adequately cleaned and kept in good repair.

C) Have adequate ventilation and environmental control equipment that minimize odors and vapors.

D) All of the above.

The EAS GMP Challenge Quiz

Batch Production Records: must document:

Personnel: QC

Specifications: Specification Verification

Supplement returns:

Complaints Handling

Reference standards

Packaging and Labeling

Test Methods must be

Expiration Dating:

Physical Plant and Grounds: You must