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Label Logo How meaningful is the label? Is the label verified? Is the meaning of the label consistent? Are the label standards publicly available? Is information about the organization publicly available? Is the organization free from conflict of interest? Was the label developed with broad public and industry input?
100% Vegan Not Meaningful No No No1 No2 No3 No
100% Vegetarian Ingredients Not Meaningful No No No4 No5 No6 No
Certified Vegan Somewhat Meaningful7 Yes8 Yes9 Yes10 Yes Yes No
Georgia Crop Improvement Association Highly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association - Certified Organic Highly for food
Not for cosmetics		 Yes No11 Yes No12 Yes Yes
New Hampshire Dept of Agriculture, Market, & Foods Organic Program Highly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
no additives Somewhat No Yes13 No No No14 No
no animal byproducts Somewhat Meaningful No No No15 No16 No17 No
no animal ingredients Somewhat Meaningful No No No18 No19 No20 No
NOFA-NY - Certified Organic Highly for food
Not for cosmetics		 Yes No21 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) - Certified Organic Highly for food
Not for cosmetics		 Yes No22 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quality Assurance International (QAI) - Certified Organic Highly for food
Not for cosmetics		 Yes No23 Yes No24 Yes Yes
Quality Certification Services (QCS) Highly for food
Not for cosmetics		 Yes No25 Yes Yes Yes Yes
USDA - Organic Highly for food
Not for cosmetics		 Yes No26 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vermont Organic Farmers - Certified Organic Highly for food
Not for cosmetics		 Yes No27 Yes Yes Yes Yes
1. There are no government or official standards for this term.
2. There is no independent organization behind this label.
3. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
4. There are no government or official standards for this term.
5. There is no independent organization behind this label.
6. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
7. The meaning depends on the honesty and accuracy of signed written statements by the manufacturer, since no testing/monitoring is performed. Also, the source of an ingredient could be changed to a non-vegan source after certification and before annual re-certification without Vegan Action being notified.
8. Signed written statements from the company are used; no testing or monitoring is performed.
9. Assuming statements by companies are accurate.
10. However, Vegan Action does not provide a publicly available list of which ingredients are vegan; generally the book "A Consumers Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients" by Ruth Winter is used, although other publicly available sources may be used as well.
11. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
12. While MOFGA provided information regarding their Board of Directors, they declined to provide affiliations of the Board.
13. However, the manufacturer is not required to use the FDA definition for a food additive to determine the negative claim on their product.
14. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
15. There are no government or official standards for this term.
16. There is no independent organization behind this label.
17. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
18. There are no government or official standards for this term.
19. There is no independent organization behind this label.
20. The producer or manufacturer decides whether to use the claim and is not free from its own self-interest.
21. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
22. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
23. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
24. While QAI did state that their Board members are not QAI certified, they declined to provide the members of the Board.
25. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.
26. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics and personal care products.
27. The meaning of the organic labels is different for food than for cosmetics or personal care products.


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