Vegan Encyclopedia

This standard specifies the criteria products must meet for compliance withtheVeganAustralia Certified program (CTM Standards).

This standard specifies the requirements for products to comply with the Australian Vegan Certification Scheme (CTMstandard) conditions.

This standard covers both manufactured vegan products and vegan menu items in restaurants.

This standard covers vegan products and vegan menu items in restaurants.

For a product to meet this standard:

· theproductmustnotcontainanyingredientsderivedfromanimals;

· animalproductsmustnotbeusedinthemanufacturingprocess;

· theproductanditsingredientsmustnotbetestedonanimalsbythe manufacturer or a relatedentity;

· anyingredientthatmaybeofanimaloriginmusthaveatraceablesupply

chain; and

· reasonablestepsmustbetakentominimisecrosscontamination.

For products that meet this standard:

•Products must not contain any ingredients of animal origin;

•No animal products may be used in the manufacturing process;

•The product and its ingredients must not be tested on animals by the manufacturer or related entities;

•Any ingredient that may be of animal origin must have a traceable supply chain;

•Reasonable steps must be taken to minimize cross contamination.

For products made in facilities that also handle non-vegan products, reasonable steps must be taken to minimise cross contamination. If there is a risk of contamination with animal products, the product packaging should include an appropriate statement, such as "may contain ...". No animal ingredients are to be deliberately added at any point during production.

For products produced in facilities that process non-vegetarian products, reasonable steps must be taken to minimize cross contamination. If there is a risk of contamination with animal products, product packaging should include an appropriate statement such as“May contain……”No animal ingredients may be intentionally added at any time during the production process.

Products are certified for one year (or other period as granted at Vegan Australias discretion), after which certification must be renewed.