PICS initiative
Awareness becomes valuable when people can act.
The Product Integrity and Consumer Safety Initiative connects education, participation and practical confidence with the services available through PIVERS.
What PICS is
PICS is a PIACAN programme of awareness, training and field activity about product integrity and consumer safety. It helps people recognise product risks, use product checks with care and report concerns responsibly.
How PICS connects to PIVERS
Programme activities, participants and outcomes are administered in PIVERS, so organisers can plan activities and report results with the same accountability as the rest of the platform.
- Community and workplace awareness sessions
- Training for traders, pharmacists and field staff
- Materials that explain product checks and result types
- Outcome reporting based on approved summaries
Who can take part
Community groups, schools, trade associations, businesses and public-interest organisations can propose or support PICS activities. See partnership pathways.
Programme rules
- Sponsorship or participation never changes a product result, notice or investigation.
- Programme materials follow the same result language as PIVERS: a match is a record match, and an unknown code is not a counterfeit finding.
- Participant information is used only for the programme and is protected like other PIVERS data.
PICS
Bring product integrity to your community.
Check a product code, read any notices that apply, and know the next step if something looks wrong.