BSC Certification Requirements Decision Tree
for Manufacturers or Original Vendors
Has the material
been Certified
before?
Certification
No
Send 10g (x2) and
5g (x1) bottled
sample to the BSC.
Yes
Did your
company
Certify this
material?
A Certificate is
needed for the
Certified product.
Other conditions in the
flow chart below may
also apply to this
condition.
No
BSC Certificate
is issued to
submitting
company for
lot of material.
Yes
Has this
material had a
new lot number
assignment?
BSC Certification Requirements Decision Tree
for Distributors of Certified stains
The material identity
needs to be
validated with the
BSC, the new lot
will then be
registered to the
Yes
Is there a
commercial use
for the product?
Is
material
container labelled
with a BSC Certification
label that matches
company label lot
number?
Yes
Will the
product be
repackaged or
rebottled before
(re)sale?
Yes
No
Is the
material a
Bulk Movement
from another
facility?
Is this
additional
product from
the original
supplier?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Has
the lot
number for this
material been
recertified?
Is the BSC
Recertification
less than five
(5) years old?
Yes
Identity of the
material needs to
be validated back
to the original
Certificate.
Recertification
Yes
Send 5g (x1) bottled
sample to the BSC
to addendum lot
to Certification.
No
No
Is the BSC
Certificate
less than 10
years old?
Identity and
performance of the
material needs to
be revalidated with
original Certificate.
Poundage of
additional bulk is
added to original
batch poundage.
Recertification
No
Send 5g (x1) bottled
sample to the BSC
to addendum lot
to Certification.
A Certificate is issued
for submitting
company to recertify
material for lifecycle
event.
All requirements are met
for commercial sale of
Certified material.
No
Commercial sale is
not restricted. BSC
Certification labels
can be ordered on a
limited basis.
No
Is the BSC
Recertification
less than five (5)
years old?
No
The identity of the
material needs to
be validated back
to the original
Certificate.
Commercial sale is
not restricted.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Has
the material
been repacked
outside of the
fill-line?
Claims of material as
"Certified" is not
permitted. Usage of
product is not
restricted.
No
Has this
lot of material
been recertified
by your
company?
Material
performance
needs to be
reevaluated.
No
Does the
product lot
number match the
companies currently
Certified lot
number?
No
Yes
No
Yes
Is this
material a
replacement product
for exhausted
material?
Yes
Identity of the
material needs
to be validated
back to the
original
Certificate.
A Certificate is
needed for the
product.
Identity and
performance of
the material
needs to be
revalidated with
original
Certificate.
Material
performance
needs to be
reevaluated.
No
Recertification
Is the BSC
Recertification
less than five
(5) years old?
No
Send 5g (x1) bottled
sample to the BSC
to addendum lot
to Certification.
A Certificate is issued
for submitting
company to recertify
material for lifecycle
event.
Yes
Yes
Commercial uses for Certified stain powders
Commercial uses for Certified stain powders
Bottled for
commercial sale
BSC Certification labels can be ordered at any time
to accompany company label on bottles
Bottled for
commercial sale
BSC Certification labels can be ordered at any time
to accompany company label on bottles
Used as a quality product
for staining solutions
Product label for staining solution can commercially
claim that this solution was made from a "Certified"
stain
Used as a quality product
for staining solutions
Product label for staining solution can commercially
claim that this solution was made from a "Certified"
stain
Sold to another company
as bulk material
Certified bulk powder labelled with company name
and lot number and accompanied with a BSC
Certification label or copy of Certificate.
Sold to another company
as bulk material
Certified bulk powder labelled with company name
and lot number and accompanied with a BSC
Certification label or copy of Certificate.