Vegan-Vegetarian
Faced with the growth of the vegan and vegetarian market, as well as the great impact that the care and welfare of animals has had in recent years, OIA creates the Private Protocol DNE 033 for Vegan and Vegetarian products with the aim of certifying products that do not contain ingredients or supplements of animal origin and have not been tested on animals
The OIA VEGAN and OIA VEGETARIAN seals are a registered and recognized symbol for the labeling of vegan and vegetarian products and services. For consumers, it is a simple and reliable guide to help them when they are shopping.
What advantages does it have?
With OIA VEGAN and OIA VEGETARIAN, companies promote the transparency and clarity of certified products. In addition, it is easily visible to consumers interested in vegan and vegetarian products and helps them buy with confidence without constantly consulting ingredient lists.
Who can obtain the seal?
The OIA Vegan / Vegetarian Protocol was designed so that all foods, cosmetics and clothing ready for trade, and their primary and intermediate raw materials that have been produced without the use of animals or their products and by-products, can be certified.
In this way, it includes from the primary production of products and supplies, transportation, storage, processing and industrialization, packaging, labeling and distribution.
How is the process to obtain the OIA VEGAN / OIA VEGETARIAN seal?
- The process starts when the Argentine food producer manufacturer and/or trader meet OIA’s representatives to introduce his/her project
- After the certification request and signature of contract between OIA and the customer, there is an exchange of documents and information as required by the certification program.
- Once the inspection is completed, a report is prepared to be reviewed and analyzed by the Technical Department and the OIA Directorate. The operator WILL BE certified after a positive report with the absence of non-conformities.
- Finally, after the first certification is granted, a supervision and evaluation system of the operation is established to maintain the validity of the certification.
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