(Sources: ISO/IEC; Gosstandart of )

100 Percent Testing: a procedure when each individual product is tested to determine if it meets the designated standard. If the testing procedures are adequate, the procedure provides the highest possible level of assurance that the product conforms to a particular standard.

Accreditation: a procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks. Accreditation means that a body has been evaluated in accordance with national standards of the and has been found competent and therefore is authorized to certify companies which have successfully demonstrated compliance to the GOST R Certification System.

Audit-testing refers to a procedure when test samples are selected at random from the marketplace.

BAS: biologically active substance, or nutraceutical, or food supplemental.

Batch-testing refers to a procedure when a product sample is selected from a production batch and tested for conformance to the appropriate standard. Batch-testing assumes that all products in that batch conform to the standard. It does not, however, ensure that a specific untested product in the batch will meet the standard nor does it furnish information on the quality of products produced in earlier or subsequent batches.

Certification refers to a procedure by which a third party (certification body or testing laboratory) gives a written report that a product, process, or service conforms to specified requirements.

Certification Body: an organization accredited for providing certification services. The certification body is responsible for thorough and fare examination of a product, process, or service to assure its conformance to specific requirements in .

Conformity Assessment: determination of whether a product, process, or service conforms to particular codes, standards, or specifications of the . Activities associated with conformity assessment may include testing, certification, accreditation, and registration of voluntary certification systems with the authoritative bodies.

Field Investigations: a procedure of investigating alleged failures of products under use conditions to determine the cause of failure and to suggest appropriate corrective action.

Manufacturer (supplier of product, developer of processes, provider of  services): a person or legal entity whose product, process, or service is subjected to certification or has been certified. The manufacturer must provides a statement that his product, process, or service certified in accordance with the GOST R Certification System conform to safety requirements. The manufacturer is responsible for the appropriate use of the Mark of Conformity and full compliance with certification requirements.

Registration: a procedure by which the Russian Ministry of Health acknowledges that the nutritional supplement or vitamin is safe and conforms to the active national standards. The applicant is issued a State License (State Registration), and the product information is entered in the Federal Registry.

Inspection of the Manufacturing Process: assessment of the manufacturer's production and quality control processes to assure that the manufacturer's quality control procedures are adequate.

Testing Laboratory (center) is an organization accredited for testing (analysis) of products and processes conducted in connection with certification. The testing laboratory (center) provides assurance that a product or process has been tested (analyzed) in conformance to specified requirements and that the results of the test (analysis) are true and impartial. A laboratory seeking accreditation should provide evidence that it has competent personnel, adequate equipment, and sufficient knowledge of the testing procedures for which accreditation is sought.

Type-testing is a procedure to assure that the manufacturer's design specifications can produce a product that conforms to a particular standard.