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FSSAI non-vegetarian mark

FSSAI non-vegetarian mark

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

Issuer
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Legal or private
Legal requirement
Kind
Non-vegetarian
What it assures
Packaged food is marked non-vegetarian under Indian rules: a brown or maroon filled circle inside a square outline.
What it does not assure
It does not grade how much animal ingredient is present. It only signals the non-vegetarian category on pack.
Traces / shared lines

Not a vegan or allergen-trace mark

This is a composition category mark, not a vegan or allergen assurance.

Source
FSSAI: Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations · as of January 15, 2025

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FSSAI non-vegetarian mark

FSSAI non-vegetarian mark

Legal or private
Legal requirement
Kind
Non-vegetarian
What it assures
Packaged food is marked non-vegetarian under Indian rules: a brown or maroon filled circle inside a square outline.
What it does not assure
It does not grade how much animal ingredient is present. It only signals the non-vegetarian category on pack.
Traces / shared lines

Not a vegan or allergen-trace mark

This is a composition category mark, not a vegan or allergen assurance.

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