Certify

If you are interested in registering your product, please reach out via email. Our dedicated registration staff will walk you through our process.

Registration Requirements

Application and Licensing Fee

A $100 non-refundable application fee must be submitted with the application.  If the application is approved, the application fee will be applied to the first licensing fee. 

The licensing shall remain valid for a period of six (6) months from the date of application and will automatically renew for subsequent six-month periods unless terminated by either party. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to regularly review and ensure the accuracy and compliance of their product ingredients with the vegan standards throughout the licensing term. Failure to maintain accurate ingredient information may result in revocation of the certification.

Overview

The application must be submitted by a representative of the product(s).

We do not accept applications from consultants, distributors, suppliers, or co-packers.Products approved to carry the Vegan Certification Group logo must not contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products and must not be tested on animals. This category includes a variety of products components and materials including, but not limited to:

Eggs

Fish

Fowl

Honey

Meat

Milk

Dyes derived from insects

Silks

No Animal GMO’s

Products must contain no known animal-derived GMOs or genes used to manufacture ingredients, materials, or finished products. This includes most commercial soy.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION

The following documents must be submitted (in English) with this application in order to be reviewed:

  • A list with each product and its materials and components submitted in EXCEL format, including those not required by labeling laws (all adhesives, finishing ingredients, and chemicals used must be declared).  MUST BE FINAL FORMULATION.
  • A signed No Animal Testing Statement from a representative of your company that there has been no animal testing on the finished product Applicant NAT
  • A signed No Animal By-Products statement from a representative of your company that there are no animal by-products in the processing of or the finished product Applicant NAP
    NOTE: We only certify individual products.

Applications must be submitted by an employee, owner, or legal representative of the product(s). Employee and representative submitted products must include the company owner or legal representatives signature also.

Information submitted will be kept in 100% confidentiality. Let us know if you’d like to sign a mutual NDA.

Submitting this application does not give the authorization to use the “Vegan Certification Group” Logo until the application is approved.

Unauthorized use of the “Certified Vegan” Logo is a violation of Federal Trademark laws. Fines start at $1000 per infringement

Register

Once you have gathered all of the required documents, please reach out to register@vegancertificationgroup.com to begin registering your product.