{"id":2800,"date":"2022-03-01T19:49:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T19:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/?page_id=2800"},"modified":"2024-09-05T16:44:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:44:18","slug":"compliance-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/about\/faq\/compliance-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"hero\">\n  \n    <div class=\"hero__photo\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1727\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1176867660-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Green Seal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1176867660-1.png 1727w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1176867660-1-700x400.png 700w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1176867660-1-1400x799.png 1400w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1176867660-1-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1176867660-1-1536x877.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1727px) 100vw, 1727px\" \/>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hero__text\">\n        <h1 class=\"hero__heading\">Compliance Monitoring<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compliance Monitoring and Product Surveillance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To ensure your product continues to be a market leader in sustainability, our certification staff conducts ongoing product monitoring. This includes annual activities and product surveillance every three years.<br>The annual monitoring includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reviewing any planned changes in formula, labeling, or other product attributes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conducing an annual survey to ensure ongoing compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conducting periodic internal checks of your formula against newly prohibited or restricted chemicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You must notify us of any changes to your products as they occur, including everything from label and logo changes, to changes in manufacturing, to formula and literature updates. We recommend you keep all information you submitted for certification in one, accessible location.<br><br>Green Seal conducts surveillance of our clients&#8217; products every three years. When it is time for your company\u2019s product surveillance review, we will contact you a few weeks prior to prepare materials and schedule an audit, if needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-700x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2801\" style=\"width:525px;height:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-700x600.jpg 700w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-1400x1200.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-768x658.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist.jpg 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-custom-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-9757cc928ec0402d22757f0d0858f913\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Will Need From You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>During product surveillance, we will request batch tickets and labels for a sampling of your certified products. We review the submitted information to confirm continued compliance with Green Seal\u2019s standards.<br><br>All materials for product surveillance must be submitted within 60 days of Green Seal initiating the review process. Alerting us to any proposed changes and keeping track of certification information will help ensure there is no lapse in certification.<br><br>Surveillance reviews may require service location or manufacturing facility site visits, which will need to be scheduled with a Green Seal auditor. General audit requirements for each standard can be found on the corresponding <a href=\"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/green-seal-standards\/standards-list\/\">standard page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Working Together<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Green Seal team member works with customers through every step of the certification and monitoring process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions regarding expectations for the compliance monitoring process, please <a href=\"#contact\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#contact\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-Seal-Contact-Us-via-Web-Form-1400x933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-Seal-Contact-Us-via-Web-Form-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-Seal-Contact-Us-via-Web-Form-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-Seal-Contact-Us-via-Web-Form-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-Seal-Contact-Us-via-Web-Form-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-Seal-Contact-Us-via-Web-Form-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-Seal-Contact-Us-via-Web-Form-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-abs-popup-block abs-popup front\" data-open=\"anchor\" data-anchor=\"contact\" data-anchorclose=\"\" data-time=\"\" data-dismiss=\"\" data-offset=\"\" data-outside=\"true\" data-created=\"IsvvALXg_JrTzCfzJli1O\"><div class=\"abs-modal-wrap\"><div role=\"presentation\" class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:#000000;opacity:0.75\"><\/div><div class=\"modal-content\" style=\"min-width:400px;border-radius:3px\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><button class=\"close\"><span style=\"font-size:20px;color:#000000;line-height:1\">\u2715<\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"modal-body\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Get in touch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-zoho-zoho-forms\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"600px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/forms.zohopublic.com\/greenseal\/form\/ContactUs\/formperma\/K-8b8fkflU7w2VqAJli0Yo7XtEf7gh3NTiSNB9yPlnM\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compliance Monitoring and Product Surveillance To ensure your product continues to be a market leader in sustainability, our certification staff conducts ongoing product monitoring. 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