Claims assessment · Product claim
Vegan
Typical treatment across 5 reviewed regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.
Market comparison
How this claim is typically treated
5 reviewed markets · one comparison
| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Conditional | View legal reasoningUCPD Art. 6; FIC Reg 1169/2011 | No animal-derived ingredients and no animal testing/inputs in production; Dictionary termCertificationA third-party attestation that a product, process, service, system or person fulfils specified requirements within a defined scope.Read the full definition recommended; cross-contamination qualification. |
| United KingdomUK | Conditional | View legal reasoningCMA Code; Trading Standards | Whole Dictionary termSupply chainupstream focus (services, transport/logistics excluded)Read the full definition free of animal inputs; trademark schemes policed. |
| United StatesUS | Conditional | View legal reasoningFTC Act s.5 | Substantiate absence of animal ingredients and processing aids. |
| CanadaCA | Conditional | View legal reasoningCompetition Act s.74.01(1)(b.1) | Test/Dictionary termAudit evidenceAudit evidence is information used by an auditor or reviewer to support conclusions about whether a claim, control or disclosure is reliable.Read the full definition covering processing aids. |
| AustraliaAU | Conditional | A direct source link has not yet been added for this assessment. View legal reasoningACL s.18 | Ingredient and processing Dictionary termVerificationThe evidence-based confirmation that a claim about events, data or results already obtained is truthfully stated within defined criteria, scope and materiality.Read the full definition . |
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Standards and schemes relevant to this claim
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Requires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.
V-Label Standard (V-Label GmbH) — version per licence; public version number Not publicly disclosedRelationship basis: Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026Vegan Society TrademarkCertification scheme · May support subject to conditionsRequires a current valid certificate within the scheme's scope; certification supports but does not by itself prove the claim — wording must reflect certified scope and assurance level.
Not publicly disclosed — Vegan Society Trademark standards, rolling, no public version numberRelationship basis: Standards review 02 · source-linked relationship review · 24 August 2026