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| Decision field | Open accessFSC Certificate SearchGlobalRemove | Open accessPattern Grading & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove |
|---|---|---|
| Decision fit | ||
| Primary job | Check standards | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Standards | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Checking whether the exact supplier entity and relevant paper packaging, hangtag, or printed-material scope appear current before requesting order-specific evidence | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence |
| Know before using | A result establishes only the named record and stated scope and status at that time. It does not show that a particular package, hangtag, printed item, site, or order carries an FSC claim. Match the legal entity and relevant product scope, then check the claim on sales or delivery documents and any required label or trademark approval. | The record does not create a production grade, supply universal increments or breakpoints, validate a CAD file or fit population, reproduce licensed standards, or replace qualified anthropometric, pattern, technical-design, fit, quality, accessibility, safety, statistical, and user-research review. |
| Practical access | ||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Official registry | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | ||
| What the source establishes | FSC Search publishes current certification and licensing records, supports certificate type, certification body, status, and country or area criteria, includes certificate and licence codes on company records, and offers time-stamped FM and CoC record downloads. | The guide cites current ISO body-table, size-designation, and garment-measurement boundaries plus two peer-reviewed studies that tested the relationship between conventional grade rules, anthropometric evidence, and garment fit; it requires product-specific target deltas and validation instead of publishing universal increments. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 25, 2026 | Jul 27, 2027 |
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