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Find the research, the certification program, or the evidence behind a laboratory record. Every part of the ICS network has a distinct job.
ONE INSTITUTION · DISTINCT RESPONSIBILITIES
Shared governance.
Accountable standards.
01 / CONTAMINANT PROGRAMS
Each field pairs a public evidence index with a separate certification program. Availability is shown at the program level.
A public research index and an active certification pathway for heavy metals in products.
A dedicated evidence index and certification pathway for microplastics are in development.
A public PFAS evidence index, with a certification pathway in development.
02 / SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE
Two shared services help evidence travel with a laboratory record or an ingredient lot.
A Test Evidence Credential Record Identifier gives a versioned laboratory evidence record a persistent address, with visible provenance and machine-readable findings.
Explore TECRID What is a TECRID? ↗Ingredient sourcing connected to lot-level evidence. Explore suppliers, products, and the documentation that supports each lot.
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ICS governs the relationships between these services. Public research, certification decisions, and private application records keep their own boundaries.
Literature and regulatory evidence remain traceable to their sources. The index does not make certification decisions.
Each program publishes its standards, methods, evidence requirements, and certification pathway.
ICS sets the rules for independence, verification, changes to standards, and mark enforcement.
THE PRINCIPLE THAT CONNECTS US