Clear requirements before certification review.
TrustLab Standards explain the mandatory, conditional and optional evidence used to make certification decisions within a defined review scope.
Mandatory + conditional + optional evidence
No certification decision is completed without required product identity, label, testing and applicant information.
Required for every certification decision
- Final product formula
- Final label artwork
- Product identity information
- SKU or batch information
- Required category testing evidence
- Applicant declaration
- Manufacturer or supplier information when required by the category
Triggered by category, ingredient or market
- Pesticide testing required for botanical or agricultural ingredient risk profiles
- Residual solvent testing required for solvent-extracted materials
- Allergen documentation required when major allergens are present or cross-contact is declared
- Stability data required when the product makes a stability-dependent claim
- Irritation or safety testing required when the product makes a mildness or sensitive-use claim
- Clinical evidence required when selected claims rely on clinical support
- Restricted ingredient review required when formula contains ingredients limited by the selected scope
- Market-specific documentation required when a Market Review add-on is selected
Optional evidence enhancements
- Human clinical studies
- Patent documentation
- Supplier audits
- Additional market reviews
- Sustainability certifications
- Additional batch testing
TrustLab Review Framework
Identity
Product identity and formula details.
Safety
Testing and quality evidence.
Label Accuracy
Label details checked against files.
Traceability
Batch, supplier and document links.
What TrustLab Certification Confirms
It is what it says
Product identity, formula information and label details were reviewed within the stated scope.
Evidence was checked
Submitted quality documents and third-party testing evidence were independently reviewed.
Claims stay within scope
Where claim review was included, selected claims were checked against the submitted supporting evidence.
The report can be verified
Certification status, product details and review scope are publicly accessible through TrustLab verification.
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For approved e-commerce, advertising, retailer materials and digital communication tied to the certified product.
The marks may not imply government approval, regulatory registration, medical efficacy certification, disease treatment validation or endorsement of unreviewed products or claims. Any formula, label, claim, supplier, manufacturer or batch change may require re-review before continued badge use.