The Vegan Society Trademark

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

Issuer

The Vegan Society (UK), used internationally on licensed products

Legal or private

Private certification

Kind

Vegan

What it assures

Ingredients and manufacture meet The Vegan Society Trademark criteria for that product licence.

What it does not assure

It is not a government seal. Licence conditions can change; always check the Society pages for the current standard.

Traces / shared lines

Trace exclusion is not a simple on-pack promise

The Society sets its own animal-ingredient and manufacturing rules. Do not treat the logo as a legal allergen-free claim.

Source

Compare two marks

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

Mark AMark B

Legal or private

Private certification

Kind

Vegan

What it assures

Ingredients and manufacture meet The Vegan Society Trademark criteria for that product licence.

What it does not assure

It is not a government seal. Licence conditions can change; always check the Society pages for the current standard.

Traces / shared lines

Trace exclusion is not a simple on-pack promise

The Society sets its own animal-ingredient and manufacturing rules. Do not treat the logo as a legal allergen-free claim.

Source

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