Vegan product licensing: evidence and assessment

Decision and worked example

Example: A business sends ten product names without formula versions or shared-material identities. Build a product/formula/supplier matrix. Direct origin and processing questions to the relevant manufacturer and attach each reply to the correct material. Explain testing responsibilities and shared-production controls. Answer programme questions with versioned records, then compare the final licence list and label permission with the finished products. Downloading a logo or paying an application fee is not permission by itself; keep approval and subsequent changes explicitly recorded.

Records for this purpose

• 1: Select candidate products and their versions.
• 2: Resolve origin, process, testing and production questions with evidence.
• 3: Verify the programme decision, product list and mark permission.

Conditions and authority limits

The Vegan Society is an example source; no Kayra/QRS programme authority is asserted. Missing supplier information affects timing; neither allergen freedom nor a positive outcome is guaranteed.

Kayra service role

Kayra may support scope definition, document preparation and assessment coordination within its contracted role. The programme owner’s rules and the selected body’s current authority, scope and decision responsibilities are checked separately. Preparation does not guarantee certification, mark permission, an audit rating or legal compliance.

Official sources

Checked: 3 October 2026. The example is conditional; it does not describe a customer transaction or approval.

• www.vegansociety.com — vegan-trademark-standards
• www.vegansociety.com — allergen-vs-vegan-labelling