Consumers are increasingly demanding transparency to easily identify vegan and vegetarian products. We offer audit and certification services for V-Label as part of the V-Label license process.
The V-Label mark is the world’s most trusted mark for vegan and vegetarian quality. To bear the mark, food and wine products must comply with V-Label scheme requirements. This means that all stages of production, processing and distribution must be designed so that the final product contains less than 0.1% of non-vegan or non-vegetarian substances. There must also be an ingredient and process risk assessment, and an onsite audit. As V-Label’s auditing partner, we ensure strict adherence to these requirements.
Following a successful audit, you will receive your certificate of compliance against the V-Label requirements to support your license. This provides an advantage over your competitors and helps consumers to make better informed purchasing decisions. The internationally recognized V-Label also provides:
Increasingly, certification is essential to be successful in this growing market.
V-Label certification verifies the following aspects of a product:
We are the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company – the global benchmark for quality and integrity. In addition to providing V-Label certification audits, based on your needs and risk assessment, we offer:
Across the globe, more than 70,000 products from more than 4,800 licensees now carry V-Label. V-Label is an internationally recognized, registered seal for labeling vegan and vegetarian products and services, established in Switzerland in 1996. It is a reliable, go-to shopping guide for consumers.
Add value to your vegan and vegetarian products with V-Label certification from SGS. See our Frequently Asked Questions for more details.
The V-Label mark is a globally recognized mark. A recent global consumer survey conducted by V-Label revealed that 95% of consumers associated V-Label with higher credibility of the product or brand, or both. 78% of them also generally trusted products with the V-Label mark more than products without it.
V-Label is an international organization that owns the V-Label marks. V-Label partners with SGS globally to provide audit, certification and testing services as part of the V-Label license process.
You may choose to apply for one or multiple products to include in scope during the V-Label license process.
Yes. SGS has partnered with V-Label to promote vegan and vegetarian authenticity in food and wine, on a global scale, since 2021. As the world’s leading food certification body, our partnership with V-Label reassures that the food products are authentic and meet strict standards. For further information read more.
Although both terms refer to products that do not contain animals or parts of animals, "vegan" has stricter criteria than "vegetarian." To be qualified as a vegan product, all production and processing steps must not involve the help of living animals or animal-derived products.
You are advised to speak to one of our experts first as they will be able to pre-assess if your products are eligible for the application. For further details about V-Label, you may visit their website: http://www.v-label.com.
V-Label has representatives in most regions, and SGS has local auditors in most countries. Therefore, we offer the widest possible coverage across the world.
Yes, we take your current certification into consideration as a part of the process, and it is possible to combine a V-Label audit with your existing audit program.
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Please contact an SGS office in your country and we will be able to advise how the collaboration will be.
Consumer products carrying the V-Label mark are assessed independently by third parties including SGS. With the V-Label mark printed on the product, you can easily identify vegan and vegetarian products that are safe, non-GMO. You can find a wealth of information for consumers at http://www.v-label.com.