Validation
Definition
A process by which an independent third-party organization, which has been certified to evaluate projects according to a specific standard, thoroughly reviews the design, methodologies, calculations and strategies employed in a project, ensuring the project follows the rules of the chosen standard.
Source
"Definitions and Jargon" Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD): A Casebook of On-the-Ground Experience. 2010. The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International and Wildlife Conservation Society. Arlington,Virginia. http://www.hedon.info/docs/REDD_Casebook-TNC-CIWCS.pdf
Alternative definition
Obtaining evidence that the elements of the HACCP plan are effective.
Alternative source
AGN, FAO, 2006.