Certification
Is Yogurt Vegetarian? The Gelatin Problem
Dairy yogurt is vegetarian in principle — but not always in practice. Gelatin is used as a thickener in some…
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Is Vitamin D3 Vegan?
Usually not. Most commercial vitamin D3 is derived from lanolin, the grease extracted from sheep’s wool. Lichen-derived D3 is the…
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Exporting Plant-Based Products: What Changes at the Border
A Canadian manufacturer selling into the US, UK, or EU faces an odd situation: the word “vegan” is undefined in…
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The Vegetarian Mark: What It Covers and Why We Certify It Separately
Most vegan certifiers offer one mark. We offer two, and the second one gets less attention than it deserves. Partly…
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What Actually Happens During a VegeCert Inspection
Facility inspection is the part of certification manufacturers are most uneasy about and know least about. Some of that is…
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Getting Certified Is the Easy Part
Most of what’s written about certification — including most of what’s on this blog — covers getting the mark. Documentation,…
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What Does Vegan Certification Cost?
It’s the most common question we get and the hardest one to answer in a sentence, because the honest answer…
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Already HACCP Certified? You’re Most of the Way to Vegan Certification.
Manufacturers often approach vegan certification expecting a substantial new program. New documentation, new procedures, new testing regime. For most of…
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The Ingredients That Never Make It Onto Your Label
The most common conversation we have with a manufacturer goes something like this: “We’ve been through our ingredient list. There’s…
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Certification Beyond the Grocery Aisle: What It Takes to Certify Personal Care
Most manufacturers who contact us assume VegeCert certifies food. It’s an understandable assumption — it’s where we started in 2012,…
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