Chocolate field glossary
Certification
A system of defined criteria, scope, verification and claims; examine what each standard covers.
Origin & trade · working definitionUse the word
Use the word
with precision.
- Why it matters
- Use this term with a stated scope, date and evidence trail; market language does not establish an ethical outcome by itself.
- Common confusion
- The term “Certification” is useful only at the scope defined above; it should not be stretched into a general quality, health, origin or ethics claim.
- Practical example
- When you encounter “Certification” on a wrapper, process description or tasting note, ask what observation or record supports that exact use.