To guard against exterior attacks, which practice should a facility consistently perform?

• A. Inspect product, packaging, and paperwork AT RECEIPT
• B. Increase overtime for staff
• C. Remove supplier verification
• D. Use only random checks

Answer: (A)

The main idea is establishing a secure entry point by verifying what arrives before it enters the facility. Inspecting product, packaging, and paperwork at receipt creates a frontline check against external threats. By comparing the delivered items to the order, looking for intact packaging and labeling, and validating the accompanying documents (invoices, supplier certifications, lot codes, temperature logs), you can quickly detect tampering, mislabeling, damaged goods, or unauthorized substitutions. This allows you to quarantine or reject problematic shipments before they mingle with legitimate inventory, reducing the risk of contaminated or compromised products entering production or storage.

The other options don’t provide that immediate, protection-at-entry benefit: increasing overtime doesn’t directly reduce exposure to external tampering; removing supplier verification weakens the integrity and traceability of your supply chain; and relying on random checks may miss issues entirely, since tampering isn’t guaranteed to be detected by chance.