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Certified Vegan

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

Issuer
Vegan Action (Vegan.org)
Legal or private
Private certification
Kind
Vegan
What it assures
Product is certified under Vegan Action rules for animal ingredients as defined in their programme.
What it does not assure
Not a USDA or FDA vegan seal. Certification is private and voluntary.
Traces / shared lines

Trace exclusion is not a simple on-pack promise

Programme documents describe how production is reviewed. Shared-equipment risk is not the same as a mandatory allergen statement.

Source
Vegan Action: Certified Vegan · as of April 1, 2025

Compare two marks

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

Legal or private
Private certification
Kind
Vegan
What it assures
Product is certified under Vegan Action rules for animal ingredients as defined in their programme.
What it does not assure
Not a USDA or FDA vegan seal. Certification is private and voluntary.
Traces / shared lines

Trace exclusion is not a simple on-pack promise

Programme documents describe how production is reviewed. Shared-equipment risk is not the same as a mandatory allergen statement.

Source
Vegan Action: Certified Vegan · as of April 1, 2025
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