Verifying material claims and getting goods accepted at the marketplace door. GRS, FSC, rPET and natural rubber certificates and how to check them, plus Amazon FBA labelling, polybag, barcode and carton requirements for pet products.
What a pet product supplier must complete before goods can go into Amazon FBA: the barcode change of 31 March 2026, prep by pet category, poly bag and suffocation warning specifications, the three-foot drop test, shelf-life rules for treats, carton limits and Team Lift labels, plus a purchase-order checklist you can copy.
A scope certificate proves a factory was audited; only a transaction certificate proves anything about your shipment. This guide sets out what GRS, FSC, rPET and natural rubber claims can and cannot evidence, a ten-point certificate verification checklist, the two recycled-content thresholds buyers confuse, and what changed in the EU on 27 September 2026.