How to Verify Tissue Certificates and Test Claims

Holder

Legal name on the document and its relationship to the quoted supplier and production route.

Issuer and number

Recognizable issuing body, unique identifier and searchable or original document.

Validity

Issue date, expiry date, suspension status and current version.

Scope

Product group, material, process, site and standard actually covered.

SKU match

Quoted product, sample and production route connected to the document scope.

Market match

Relevance to the destination country, claim wording and buyer requirement.

Management-system document

Read the certified organization, sites and stated system scope. Do not treat an organization-level certificate as a test result for the quoted tissue or as proof of every statement printed on its packaging.

Chain-of-custody record

Check the relevant certificate holder, status and product scope using the scheme’s public information. Then ask how the quoted supply route and product claim connect to that scope. An unrelated packaging certificate does not establish the tissue claim.

Laboratory report

Match the report number, submitting party, sample description, received or test date, method, results and any stated conclusion. Confirm how the tested sample relates to the quotation and production specification.

Material declaration

Identify who made the declaration and the basis for the claimed fiber composition or recycled content. Keep supplier-declared information distinct from independently verified evidence.

Packaging claim

Record the exact wording and the product or packaging component it concerns. Evidence for a paperboard box must not be casually used to describe the contents or the entire multipack.

Document and source

Claim being checked: ___; document title and number: ___; issuer: ___; original or official lookup source: ___; checked date: ___. Save a dated reference without publishing confidential records.

Holder and relationship

Legal holder: ___; quoted seller: ___; production site or route: ___; explanation linking these entities: ___. Different names require a documented relationship, not an automatic rejection or acceptance.

Scope and sample

Relevant product or material: ___; included site: ___; sample/SKU reference: ___; method where applicable: ___; missing link: ___. Request the missing detail before calling the match verified.

Decision

Verified for stated purpose / pending match / unavailable: ___; reason: ___; claim wording permitted by the matched evidence: ___; recheck trigger: ___. “Available on request” is a document-access status, not a completed verification.

FSC chain of custody

Check the actual certificate holder, status, scope and relevant product group in FSC Search. Agree the applicable sales claim and label authorization for the supply route before printing artwork. A competitor certificate cannot be used for our order.

ISO 9001

This concerns an organization's quality management system, not a product certificate. Match the named company, certified site and activity scope. See ISO's explanation of ISO 9001; do not substitute it for a tissue performance test.

EU Ecolabel

When required by your purchasing brief, check the license and whether the specific tissue product is covered. The European Commission provides procurement guidance for tissue paper and tissue products. Referencing its criteria does not establish a license to use the label.

Product test report

Agree the material and product version, test method, intended use, sample identification, test date and acceptance threshold. A report for another product or another supplier is only a reference for the test request.

Reference guidance reviewed 17 September 2026. Certification and testing availability remain subject to review of the actual production entity and order specification.