What is Vegan?
It is the abbreviated term for VEGETARIAN. It is a term that refers to those who prohibit themselves from consuming products that have undergone animal testing and exploitation of animals, adding on to the general vegetarian concept of prohibiting the consumption of foods containing animal origin.
It represents ethical consumption that guarantees the rights of animals. It is a concept that is also in the spotlight in terms of environmental protection in terms of reducing the resources consumed and pollutants emitted for raising animals by replacing the raw materials for producing products from animals to plants.
What is EVE Vegan?
EVE (Expertise Vegane Europe) is a prestigious international vegan certification organization established by the French Vegan Association (VEGAN FRANCE INTERPRO). It provides various VEGAN certification services for food, cosmetics, hygienic products, textiles, medical devices, as well as the restaurants, accommodations, stores, etc. that offer vegan activities.
EVE VEGAN certification is conducted thorough verification not only on the products but also on the manufacturing sites where the products are manufactured. This is to find the possibility of having animal ingredients unintentionally mixed in the products.
- Save time for consumers and promote convenience in life
- Competitiveness differentiated from competitors
- Competitiveness differentiated from competitors
- Easy access to distributors and vegan retailers
- EVE Internet Platform Benefits
- Image of being an ethical company that protects the environment
EVE Vegan Plant/Product Certification Process and Time
- 3 months on average
- Th certificate is issued within 4 weeks of registering supplement documents
Certification Renewal
This certification is implicitly renewed. It is managed according to the annual and frequently updated certification standards/policy.
If you wish to revoke your certification, you must notify EVE that you will waive this renewal 30 days before the expiry date by registered mail, etc.
The renewal cycle of the EVE Vegan product certification is 18 months, but if the certification cycles for multiple products are different, the renewal review will be conducted according to the cycle of the product whose certification validity period expires first.
Factory Certification
| No | General Requirements for Factory Audit Preparation |
|---|---|
| 1 | EVE Vegan certification system operation procedures and various records required for the procedures Ex) Manufacturing instructions and records, packing instructions and records, facility management log, cleaning log, etc. |
| 2 | Organization chart of the company or list of employees: Including materials that used to check work divisions, etc. |
| 3 | Data on the company : Company overview, key history, product overview, etc. |
| 4 | Copies of certifications and quality certificates |
| 5 | Company layout: Factory Lay-Out, GMP design status for GMP facilities, etc. (including material flow plan and personnel flow plan) |
| 6 | Company statement on veganism |
Product Certification
| No | Category | Documents that need to be submitted (for Product audit) | Mandatory | Remarks | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Company Information | Information Sheet | ○ | An EVE Vegan form will be provided in the future (Around September) | Manufacturer |
| 2 | Business Registration Certificate | ○ | Documents in English, issued within 6 months | Brand company | |
| 3 | Company Logo | ○ | High-resolution file | Brand company | |
| 4 | Company Introduction | × | Not mandatory if the company does not have any | Brand company | |
| 5 | Finished Product Information | Detailed Data Sheet of the Product (QQ) | ○ | IL is not mandatory | Manufacturer |
| 6 | Product Matrix | ○ | Documents on the review of target codification and omission of evidence (When registering more than 2 types) | Manufacturer | |
| 7 | MSDS of Finished Product | × | Submitted when requested by EVE | Manufacturer | |
| 8 | Finished Product labelling | ○ | Product packaging design | Brand company | |
| 9 | Photo of the finished Product | ○ | Actual photo of the finished product | Brand company | |
| 10 | Packaging Sheet | ○ | Packaging MSDS -> An EVE Vegan form will be provided in the future (Around September) | Brand company | |
| 11 | Brand Logo | ○ | High-resolution file of the brand logo | Brand company | |
| 12 | Non-Animal Testing Certificate of Finished Products, NAT_FP | ○ | Information in English, issued within the last 5 years | Manufacturer | |
| 13 | 1 sample of the finished product and consent form for a gene test | ○ | More than 100ml of the sample when in development | Brand company | |
| 14 | Other certificates the company owns | ▲ | Submitted when the company has any, not mandatory | Manufacturer | |
| 15 | Raw Material Information | Origin certificate of the raw materials | ○ | Information and documents in English, issued within the last 5 years | Manufacturer |
| 16 | MSDS of Raw Materials | ○ | Information in English | Manufacturer | |
| 17 | Non-Animal Testing Certification, NAT | ○ | Information and document in English, issued within the last 5 years | Manufacturer | |
| 18 | Non-Nano Certificate | ▲ | Mandatory if the raw material has nano characteristics (D50<0.1㎛) | Manufacturer | |
| 19 | Subcontract | Declaration for subcontractors | ○ | An EVE Vegan form will be provided in the future (Around September) | Manufacturer |
| 20 | Self Check | Product Matrix and Self Checklist | ▲ | This document is required to minimize the document supplementation process Discounts can be applied if written accurately |
Certification subject |
As a certification institution that has signed an exclusive agreement in Asia with EVE VEGAN of France, GSC will do our best to grow into an institution trusted and recognized by customers through providing verification based on the vegan values.
