Third-Party Certification 1 article

Third-Party Certification means that an external organization evaluates a product, process, or facility against defined requirements rather than relying only on a company's own claim. Depending on the program, certification can involve laboratory testing, document review, facility audits, surveillance sampling, or use of a certification mark. The key questions are what standard is being applied, what products or facilities fall within scope, and whether the program verifies ongoing compliance rather than a one-time test result.