Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
The certification mark, as used by authorized persons, certifies that active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients provided have a certain level of quality including consistency, contamination limits and adherence to internationally accepted good manufacturing practices.
"PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT VERIFIED"
The mark consists of two rectangles, one within the other, separated by a white border. The inner rectangle contains the three-dimensional letters "USP" shaded in gray, and outlined in black. The outer rectangle contains the words "PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT" in white, separated by a horizontal white line, at the top of the mark; and the word "VERIFIED" appears in white below the "USP" at the bottom of the mark.
PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIAL VERIFIED