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Certified Vegan Application

Non-Textile Applications

For Foods, Drinks, Supplements, Personal Care and Household Products

Textile Applications

For Bath towels, Utensils, Shoes, etc

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Common Certification FAQs

  • Who we accept applications from
    • Companies, brand owners, and manufacturers located in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia and U.S. territories.
    • We do not permit the Certified Vegan Logo to be used on products sold to or distributed to China if it is a product that requires animal testing.
    • Parent companies, however we do require an application, agreement, and annual licensing fee for each brand under a parent company. 
  • Who we DO NOT accept applications from:
    • Distributors
    • Suppliers
    • Co-packers
    • Consultants
  • What is the cost for applying for certification?

    There is a $100 non-refundable application fee to apply. If your application is finalized and approved, the fee will be applied to your first annual licensing fee payment.

  • What is the turn around time for certification?

    It is different for every application dependent on the number of products being submitted and the number of ingredients per product. We cannot give an exact answer but we aim for 4 – 6 weeks. We politely ask that you do not inquire by phone or email as we will notify applicants of the turn around time once we have received the application.

  • How Do We Define Animal Testing?

    Animal Testing is defined by Vegan Action as the use of animals (live or deceased) for any type of research purposes whatsoever to include environmental safety, feed or nutrition trials, toxicity testing, or animal tests or trials “as required by law” including contracted testing by another company, since the year 2009 and will not be tested on animals in the future. This must be confirmed for individual ingredients, ingredient components, as well as the final product.*

    We do NOT allow products sold to or distributed to China that bear the Certified Vegan Logo if they are required to be animal tested. Personal care products and cosmetics made outside of mainland China are still subject to animal testing unless the company can show “acceptable safety”.  These products would require confirmation that animal testing was not required in order to sell Certified Vegan products in China.

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