"recognized standards" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it whenever you are referring to a set of rules or guidelines that are generally accepted and recognized as legitimate. For example, "The company runs its business according to recognized standards of safety and quality."
Banks rely on internationally recognized standards and software that contains certain triggers.
The services provided to Mrs. Levine "did not meet professionally recognized standards of quality," Dr. Richards wrote.
He said the two had been "living together as husband and wife," which "transgresses the Malawian recognized standards of propriety".
Under the law, she said, Medicare beneficiaries are entitled to know whether medical services meet "professionally recognized standards of health care".
Until China and other countries are held legally accountable to respect internationally recognized standards for workers' rights, there will never be a level playing field for American workers, or for workers in Mexico or Bangladesh.
Mr. Kristof's argument ignores the cycle of poverty that occurs when child labor, and other violations of internationally recognized standards, deny each new generation a chance at better jobs at higher wages.
Under the new plan, investigators will have to tell patients whether their care met "professionally recognized standards of health care" and inform them of any action against the doctor or the hospital.
It asks vendors to publish yearly reports that "include the supplier's objective assessments and measurements of performance on workplace safety, and human and worker rights, using internationally recognized standards, indicators and measurement protocols".
For example, the Carbon Trust, a British group, awards a special logo to products from companies that are "working to reduce their carbon footprints" according to internationally recognized standards.
