Rule guide · Assurance

FD-CIC Verification: Who Must Be Verified, When, and By Whom?

Understand the difference between a provider's readiness language and an independent verification process supported by scope, records, and controls.

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Verification is an evidence and control exercise, not a marketing label. The applicable entity, timing, scope, accreditation, Agricultural Expert involvement, independence, sampling, calculation reproduction, and chain-of-custody controls must be examined under the current rule and downstream program requirements.

01Verification is not the same as software
02Independence matters
03What a serious review tests
04Do not backdate readiness
By FDCIC EditorialReviewed August 6, 2026Status: Resource preview