One batch report cannot establish a whole-catalog claim
Compare what the claim covers with what the report actually identifies and measures. A report naming one sample or batch does not, by itself, establish the same result for every product, other batches or future inventory. Record the exact claim, its placement, the reported sample, batch and dates, and the property to which the result applies. If the claim extends beyond that evidence, narrow or remove the unsupported extension while any broader substantiation remains unresolved. A working COA link or a laboratory-standard reference does not close that gap.
For: A research-only merchant reviewing whether a laboratory report supports the scope of a public product or catalog claim.
Copy the exact wording and record where it appears: a single product page, a collection heading, a repeated badge or a sitewide banner. Record the products and inventory the surrounding presentation appears to include. A narrowly identified report can sit beside wording whose scope is much wider. The comparison must include both the sentence and its placement, not only the label on the download button.
The FTC's truth-in-advertising guidance says advertising must be truthful, not misleading and appropriately substantiated, including on websites. That supplies the reason to compare the claim with evidence; it does not certify a particular sentence as lawful. This worksheet identifies observable scope gaps for correction or further review. It is not a legal finding about the store.
Separate the dimensions of the claim: which products, which batches, what time period and which stated property. A claim may match the product name but extend beyond the report on one of the other dimensions. Treat each extension as a separate question rather than marking the whole claim supported because one identifier agrees.
Match sample identity, batch and dates without filling gaps
Read the report itself and record its identifier, sample description, batch or lot, and the dates as labeled. Keep sample receipt, analysis and report-issue dates separate where the document provides them. The date a file was uploaded to the store is not a replacement for any of those dates. If an identifier or date is absent, record it as absent.
Compare those details with the exact product and batch offered on the page and with the business's available inventory records. Matching the product name alone does not establish that current stock belongs to the reported batch. If a report identifies only a submitted sample, do not silently rewrite that into a statement that every unit or every catalog item was examined.
A date comparison is not an invented expiry rule. An older report does not automatically fail this worksheet, and a recent report does not automatically cover new inventory. The question is whether the claimed time and inventory coverage can be tied to the document and supporting records. Where that connection needs technical interpretation, identify the question for the laboratory or a qualified reviewer rather than supplying your own testing conclusion.
Keep the reported property and laboratory status separate
Write the property and result exactly enough to preserve their meaning, including the reported units and any relevant qualification. Compare that property with what the store claims. Evidence for one measured characteristic is not, without further support, evidence for every characteristic a broad quality statement could imply. This page does not interpret analytical methods, authenticate the report or decide whether a result is scientifically adequate.
ISO's public description of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 concerns the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of testing and calibration laboratories. That laboratory standard is not a product certification and does not expand a report's sample coverage. A reference to it cannot turn one sample result into a catalog-wide finding, authenticate the merchant's posted file or establish payment-provider approval.
Keep any claim about laboratory accreditation separate from the product-result comparison. The ISO overview does not establish a named laboratory's current accreditation or scope. Those facts need their own records; their presence would still not answer whether the particular batch report covers the broader storefront claim.
Choose a correction that matches the available evidence
For every dimension, mark a documented match, a conflict or an unresolved connection. When the page claims more coverage than the report supplies, identify the precise unsupported extension. You can remove that extension or limit the public statement to facts the document and your records support, keeping relevant sample and batch qualifications visible beside the claim. Replacing the wording with an equally broad badge does not resolve the evidence gap.
If the business wants to retain a broader claim, index the actual additional evidence for the missing products, batches, time period or property and have its adequacy evaluated. Do not populate the index with reports you intend to obtain. Preserve the original claim and the dated correction record so the business can see what changed, then check the other public surfaces that repeat the same claim.
For a Prism website-review consultation, provide the public page and report links, the wording at issue and a concise description of the scope mismatch. Agree which pages, questions and reporting are included, along with responsibilities, fees and terms. A review can examine the public representations within that scope; it is not laboratory validation, a legal opinion or a provider's eligibility decision.
Claim-to-sample scope
Use one copy for each public claim and the report offered to support it. In the last column enter the real record reference and mark match, conflict or unresolved. The result identifies the exact extension needing action; it does not validate the science or score legal compliance.
Worksheet entries are not submitted by Prism’s worksheet and are not saved by the site. Use record types, availability, anonymized observations, or match/mismatch results. Do not enter government identifiers, customer names or addresses, customer messages, receipt-access links, card or bank details, passwords, or keys. Send sensitive documents only through the provider’s verified secure channel.
Claim-to-sample scope. The last column is for temporary notes.
Scope dimension
Evidence to compare
Gap to flag
Your comparison and action
Claim text
Evidence to compareExact wording, page URL and nearby heading, badge or image that affects its meaning.
Gap to flagThe report link is specific, but the surrounding language makes a broader claim.
Claimed coverage
Evidence to compareProducts, batches, inventory period and properties the public statement appears to cover.
Gap to flagCatalog-wide or continuing coverage is asserted without corresponding evidence.
Report sample
Evidence to compareReport identifier and the sample description printed in the actual file.
Gap to flagThe document identifies a narrower sample or a different product than the statement covers.
Batch match
Evidence to compareReport batch or lot compared with the offered batch and available inventory records.
Gap to flagProduct names agree but the offered batch is different, absent or not traceable.
Dates and time coverage
Evidence to compareEach labeled report date and the inventory or time period the claim describes.
Gap to flagAn upload date substitutes for analysis evidence, or current coverage is inferred without a documented connection.
Reported property
Evidence to compareThe measured property, units, result and relevant qualifications compared with the claimed characteristic.
Gap to flagOne reported characteristic is extended into a broader assurance that the record does not establish.
Unsupported extension
Evidence to compareThe precise unmatched scope, existing additional evidence if any, and the public correction selected.
Gap to flagThe proposed correction still generalizes beyond the available record or relies on evidence not yet obtained.
These are temporary notes. Leaving or reloading this page may clear them. Worksheet entries are not sent automatically. If you copy notes into the consultation message and submit the form, Prism receives them as part of your request.
Limits
This is a public-claim evidence comparison for a research-only store, not authentication of a COA, scientific interpretation, a sampling protocol or a product certification.
FTC guidance states a US advertising principle, not a finding about a particular claim or a substitute for applicable jurisdiction-specific advice. ISO's overview does not verify a laboratory or product.
A narrower claim, a research-only label and a report do not establish legal clearance or processing eligibility. Share public links in the consultation form, not private supplier records, identity documents or customer data.
FTC truth in advertising — checked 2026-09-28. Advertising must be truthful, not misleading and appropriately substantiated across media, including websites. This principle does not establish that a particular claim is lawful or adequately supported.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — checked 2026-09-21. Describes requirements for competence, impartiality and consistent operation of testing and calibration laboratories, used by accreditation bodies as assessment criteria. The public overview does not certify a product or extend a report's sample coverage.