Documentation Requirements
What we ask for once your product passes eligibility screening.
How much we ask for depends on the product. The list below is the full range, not a checklist every applicant has to complete. A simple product made from one qualifying material needs very little. A multi-component product with coatings, adhesives, and mixed materials needs more.
- Single-material products — for example a one-piece stainless steel utensil — often need nothing beyond a one-line bill of materials naming the alloy and grade, plus a note on the packaging.
- Multi-component products need a component-by-component breakdown, and supplier documentation for anything we cannot determine from the material name alone.
- Formulated products such as cosmetics need the ingredient list and the primary packaging specification.
Documentation Requirements
We keep the initial application light. Detailed documentation is only requested once a product passes our eligibility screening, and we ask only for what a determination on your specific product actually requires.
Before eligibility screening
- High-level product description.
- Main materials as you currently understand them.
- Intended use and contact pathways (for example, food-contact, mucosal, or skin-contact).
After eligibility approval
Depending on the product, we may ask for some or all of the following:
- Bill of Materials or material breakdown for all contact components.
- Supplier or manufacturer statements for key materials.
- Process notes for manufacturing steps that may affect microplastic shedding risk.
- Packaging specifications. For packaging that contacts the product contents or the user, a full material specification, including any coatings, liners, labels, and adhesives. For packaging that contacts neither, a written declaration of the packaging materials is sufficient. In both cases we need to know what the packaging is made of, because packaging composition is assessed for shedding and release risk even when it is not itself certified.
How we use your documentation
- To classify contact surfaces and evaluate them against our criteria.
- To identify potential microplastic shedding risks.
- To document a consistent decision trail for each product.
We do not disclose your documentation to third parties without your permission, except where required by law.
What this looks like in practice
Two illustrative examples, to show the range:
A one-piece steel scoop
- One line of bill of materials: 304 stainless steel, food grade
- A note that the retail packaging is uncoated paperboard
- The signed accuracy attestation
Nothing else is needed. The product is a single qualifying material with no coating, no adhesive, and no second component, so there is nothing further for a review to resolve.
A multi-part feeding system
- Bill of materials for every component
- Supplier specifications for each material, including grade and cure where relevant
- Details of any coatings, adhesives, seals, or liners
- Packaging specification for anything contacting the contents
- Process notes where manufacturing could affect shedding
- The signed accuracy attestation
More components mean more places a disqualifying material can hide, so the evidence has to cover each of them.
If you are unsure which end of that range your product sits at, send us the product description at the free screening stage and we will tell you exactly what we need before any fee applies.