The Principle is designed to help and guide business. However, businesses must cooperate and accept they have the onus of compliance.

Businesses should: 

*  be willing, when seeking advice, to disclose relevant details of control, standards, recipes, specifications and diligence procedures;

*  be prepared to supply evidence in support of statements, procedures or claims; 

*  accept that the advice given by a home authority is given in good faith and that it may subsequently have to be amended in the light of new evidence or circumstances.