TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Vegan Status
• Ingredients and Allergen Status
• Manufacturer Details and Status

Vegan Status

The business or manufacturer has chosen to have the product or menu item Vegan Australia Certified, providing detailed documentation that has been independently reviewed and verified by Vegan Australia.

When you purchase vegan certified products, you show the manufacturer that there is demand for certified products and you are indirectly supporting vegan organisations by encouraging the manufacturer to continue to renew vegan certification and to certify more products.

Fussy Vegan has confirmed that the product or menu item is vegan. The manufacturer may or may not have labelled the product or menu item as vegan. We do not require the manufacturer to label a product or menu item as vegan to determine a vegan status. However, this does not constitute formal verification under the Vegan Australia Certified program, which requires manufacturers to submit extensive supporting documentation for review and verification by Vegan Australia.

This status is only available for food chain menu items. It means that there is a vegan option available, but you may need to request the vegan version. This status is not applicable to retail products.

Vegan Australia advises that even though it is nearly impossible to avoid the animal testing associated with medications, where suitable alternatives exist, it is preferable to avoid those which contain animal-derived ingredients. This status is only used for medication products that do not contain any animal derived ingredients.

This icon is used when either a vegan status cannot be verified or when there is important information regarding the vegan status of the product. There will always be an explanation below this icon explaining the situation for the product.

This icon indicates that the product is not vegan. A product is considered to be not vegan if it fails to meet at least one of the vegan standards that we use to determine the vegan status a product.

You can read more about the vegan standards that we use here: What does vegan mean?

Ingredients and Allergen Status

For allergens and certain other ingredients, we will use the following statuses for each allergen/ingredient:

This status indicates that the product contains the allergen/ingredient.

This status indicates that the manufacturer has declared that the product is free from the allergen/ingredient.

This status indicates that the manufacturer has declared the the product is made on the same equipment and or in the same manufacturing facility as products containing the allergen/ingredient. Those with a severe allergy to the allergen/ingredient should consider whether this product is suitable for them or not based on risk of possible cross contamination.

*Please note that "may contain" warnings on product packaging are not mandatory under Australia/New Zealand food labelling laws and the absence of a "may contain" warning does not imply that the product is not made on the same equipment as products containing the allergen/ingredient. We will only put the may contain status on a product where the manufacturer has made a "may contain" statement on the product packaging.

This status indicates that we have not yet confirmed whether the product contains the allergen/ingredient or not.

IMPORTANT!

Vegan does not mean animal allergen free. Please read this article for more information: Vegan does not mean allergy free 

Whilst we take great care to ensure that the information we provide in the app is accurate and up to date, it is important to note that ingredients and allergen statuses may change at any time and we may not yet be aware of the change in ingredients or allergen statuses of the product. We highly recommend that app users at risk of severe allergic reaction do their own checking and verification to be sure that the product is safe for them to use.

Additive Status

For iOS users, the app will show the additive numbers present in the product. Manufacturers are required to list the food additives found in the product, but they may list them as either the number or by the additive name. They are also often spread out in the ingredients, which can make it hard to be able to quickly see what additives are in the product. Having the additive numbers displayed all in one summary can make it much easier for app users to see what additives are in a product. 

VIP Access subscribers can also tap a button to quickly find out more information about each of the additives that are present in the product.

Manufacturer Details and Status

Underneath the product name is the manufacturer name and the country where the manufacturer is based. Where ever possible, we try to list the parent company name and what country the parent  company is based in.

*Please note that the country where the product was manufactured will be listed just above the company ethical status.

This status indicates that the parent company only manufactures vegan products.

This status indicates that the parent company manufactures both vegan and non vegan products.

This status indicates that the parent company only manufactures non vegan products.

This status indicates that the parent company does not do any animal testing and does not pay for any animal testing to be done on their behalf.

This status indicates that the parent company is not 100% free from animal testing. This means that they may either still do animal testing themselves, or have animal testing done on their behalf. This status includes companies that sell products in China where mandatory animal testing is still required for the products being sold by the company in China.

*Please note that the vegan status of a product is based on the product itself, not the whole company. This means that a product can be vegan even if the parent company is not 100% animal testing free.

This status indicates that the manufacturer does not source coconuts that have been harvested using monkey labour. This status will only appear if the product contains coconut as an ingredient.

This status indicates that the manufacturer sources coconuts that have been harvested using monkey labour. This status will only appear if the product contains coconut as an ingredient.

This status indicates the the parent company is LGBTQI+ friendly.

*Please note that a lack of the LGBTQI+ indicator does not necessarily mean that the company is not LGTBQI+ friendly.