• Products that do not contain animal products or byproducts and that have not been tested on animals
• Helps bring the word Vegan—and the lifestyle it represents—into the mainstream
• Administered by the Vegan Awareness Foundation (official name of Vegan Action), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about veganism and assisting vegan-friendly businesses.
• By ingredients, Certified Vegan products are dairy-free/non-dairy, egg-free, and vegan
• Must not contain meat, fish, fowl, animal by-products, eggs or egg products, milk or milk products, honey or honey bee products, insects or products from insects such as silk or dyes, or sugar filtered with bone char or be processed with any animal products or by-products.
• Products may not contain or be sourced from leather, fur, silk, feathers, down, bone, horn, shell, wool, cashmere, shearling, angora, animal skin, suede, or mohair.
• Sweeteners may not be filtered or processed with bone char.
• It describes one dedicated to reducing the suffering and death of animals and destruction of the planet.