Licensing fees help fund the certification program, protect the legitimacy and proper use of the trademark, and assure that the certification program will continue in the future. We also need to perform tests and go through process before we certify. We charge an annual certification fee per product and one-time company membership fee.

It is different for every application dependent on the number of products or processes being submitted and the number of ingredients per product or steps in process. We cannot give an exact answer but we aim for 1 to 2 weeks. We politely ask that you do not inquire by phone or email as we will notify applicants of the turnaround time once we have received the application.

We do allow companies to use shared machinery (machinery that also runs products containing animal products/ingredients) in the production of their products, but most of those products carry a label that says so. Companies must provide documentation of the steps that are taken to thoroughly clean the machinery.

Even though the machines are guaranteed to be cleaned thoroughly between non-vegan or non vegeterian and vegan or vegetarian batches, shared machinery may contain trace amounts of eggs or dairy for example.

Submit an application through our online form.

NOTE: We do not certify companies, restaurants, food trucks, farms, or manufacturers – we certify individual products.

We appreciate a company’s commitment to producing vegan or vegetarian products or process. We will be happy to assist your company in promoting your certified products or process.

We do approve use of the Certified Logo to brands owned by large companies and corporations.