How we source and verify regulatory data

Every claim in a country profile is graded against a strict source hierarchy. We always cite the highest-tier source available.

1. Tier 1 — Primary authority publications. Statutes, regulations, official fee schedules, and guidance documents published directly by the regulatory authority (e.g. MHRA, FDA, EMA, PMDA). These are linked verbatim with the retrieval date.
2. Tier 2 — Authority correspondence and press releases. Authority newsroom items, formal Q&A documents, and committee meeting minutes.
3. Tier 3 — Recognised regulatory consultancies and industry trackers. Used only to triangulate Tier 1/2 sources, never as the sole basis for a claim.
4. Tier 4 — Academic literature and trade press. Used for historical context only; never for fees, timelines, or procedural detail.

Where the authority is silent and Tier 3/4 sources conflict, we mark the field as medium or low confidence and explain the gap in plain English.

Profiles are reviewed on a rolling schedule:

• Quarterly full audit — every country profile is re-read end-to-end against the original sources at minimum every 90 days.
• Event-driven updates — material regulatory changes (fee revisions, new pathways, legislative amendments) are reflected within 5 business days of the authority's official publication.
• Monitoring — we subscribe to RSS feeds, mailing lists, and gazette notifications from each of the 15 authorities we cover.

Every page records both the last touched date (any change) and the last full audit date (full re-verification).

Country profiles are written and reviewed by named regulatory professionals. We do not anonymise our contributors — accountability is part of the product. Where a profile has been drafted with AI assistance, the contributor named on the page has personally reviewed every line and is responsible for its accuracy.

Contributor profiles include full credentials (RPh, RP, QP, ex-MHRA, etc.) and any standing relationships with the authorities they cover.

We are actively expanding our contributor network. If you are an experienced RP, QP, or RA professional interested in contributing, write to contributors@globalreg.app.

Each profile section carries a confidence badge:

• High — All material claims sit on Tier 1 sources, last verified within the current quarter.
• Medium — Some Tier 1 sources, but supplementary detail relies on Tier 2/3, or the most recent Tier 1 source is older than 6 months.
• Low — Material gaps in Tier 1 evidence, or known reform in progress that may invalidate part of the page. We will always say what is uncertain.

GlobalReg does not accept paid placement, sponsored content, or undisclosed referral fees from regulatory consultancies, manufacturers, or local agents. Where a contributor has an active commercial relationship with an authority or a market player they cover, that relationship is disclosed on their contributor page and they do not author content where the conflict is material.

If you believe content has been influenced by an undisclosed interest, write to editorial@globalreg.app. We will investigate and publish a correction where appropriate.

Every country profile carries a Report issue button. Corrections submitted with a citation are typically reviewed within 5 business days and acknowledged on the page's change log.

We treat regulatory accuracy as a published-record obligation, not a feature request.

• We do not provide regulatory advice. GlobalReg is a reference tool. Always verify with the relevant authority before regulatory action.
• We do not publish content scraped from authority websites without re-checking against the live source.
• We do not use machine translation for binding regulatory text. Where the authority's working language is not English, we cite the original-language source and provide a summary.