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Taiwan vegetarian labelling

What this package mark assures, what it does not, and where the rules come from.

Issuer
Taiwan food labelling rules (Ministry of Health and Welfare / TFDA context)
Legal or private
Legal requirement
Kind
Vegetarian
What it assures
Vegetarian claims on packaged foods follow Taiwanese labelling requirements for vegetarian categories as published by the competent authority.
What it does not assure
Category rules can allow dairy or egg depending on the declared vegetarian subtype. It is not automatically vegan.
Traces / shared lines

Trace exclusion is not a simple on-pack promise

Read the official vegetarian category definitions. Shared equipment is a separate question from the category claim.

Source
Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) / MOHW food labelling · as of February 1, 2025

Compare two marks

Side by side: what each mark assures and what it leaves open.

Legal or private
Legal requirement
Kind
Vegetarian
What it assures
Vegetarian claims on packaged foods follow Taiwanese labelling requirements for vegetarian categories as published by the competent authority.
What it does not assure
Category rules can allow dairy or egg depending on the declared vegetarian subtype. It is not automatically vegan.
Traces / shared lines

Trace exclusion is not a simple on-pack promise

Read the official vegetarian category definitions. Shared equipment is a separate question from the category claim.

Legal or private
Private certification
Kind
Vegan
What it assures
Product meets the V-Label vegan criteria published by the scheme, including no animal ingredients as defined there.
What it does not assure
It is not a government mark. Scope details (processing aids, shared lines) follow the current V-Label standard, not a national vegan law.
Traces / shared lines

Trace exclusion is not a simple on-pack promise

Cross-contact rules are set in the private standard. Read the current V-Label criteria; do not assume allergen-style trace exclusion.

Source
V-Label: criteria and licensing · as of June 1, 2025