One bundle. One review. All five marks.
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, non-GMO and cruelty-free — certified together through one remote desk review, with one document set, one named reviewer and one annual invoice.
One application · One review · One invoice · Certified in days, not months.
Typical desk review: 5–10 business days from complete documentation.
What multi-mark certification means
Multi-mark certification means certifying several label claims — vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, non-GMO, cruelty-free — through one certification process instead of hiring a separate certifier for each claim. At V-Cert, one application, one document set and one remote desk review produce every mark in scope, each issued as its own certificate with its own number, and billed on one annual invoice.
- Vegan
No animal-derived ingredients, and no testing of the product on animals by or for the company — verified by document review.
- Vegetarian
No meat, fish or slaughter by-products — lacto or ovo variant verified and stated on the certificate.
- Gluten-Free
Below the regulatory gluten limit, evidenced by test reports for every product in scope.
- Non-GMO
Below 0.9% GM content in each high-risk ingredient, evidenced by signed supplier declarations.
- Cruelty-Free
No animal testing of the product or its ingredients after a dated cutoff, in the markets named on the certificate.
What five separate certifiers actually cost you in paperwork
Certifying five claims the traditional way means running five certification programs in parallel. Here is the same year, side by side.
How many claims do you need?
| Per year | Five separate certifiersCategory norms, one program per claim | One V-Cert bundleFull Five — every mark we issue |
|---|---|---|
| Applications | Five applications, five document sets, five reviewer relationships to manage. | One application and one document set shared across every mark. |
| Audits & reviews | Up to five separate reviews or on-site audits, each scheduled on its own program's calendar. | One remote desk review covering every mark in scope, run by one named reviewer. |
| Contracts | Five contracts, five renewal dates, five sets of mark-use terms to track. | One contract, one renewal date, one set of mark-use terms. |
| Invoices | Five invoices, often on different billing cycles and currencies. | One annual invoice for the whole certified scope. |
| Timeline | Each program runs on its own clock — on-site audit programs commonly quote several weeks to months end-to-end. | Quoted per scope when you apply; one remote desk review covers every mark — the typical review window is stated at the top of this page. |
The mark takes root
Certification ends on your label, not in a drawer. Every certified mark ships as artwork in four formats, sized for packaging and e-commerce — and the QR beside it opens that certificate on the V-Cert verification portal. The carton shown is a specimen, its official mark composited in-house.
Tell us what you make and a certification reviewer scopes your quote with you.
Scoping — named by count, never by rank
A bundle is scoped as a Single Mark, a Clean Label Trio — any three marks in one review — or the Full Five. More marks widen what one review covers; the rigor behind each mark is the same. See how quotes scale
Cosmetics? Add Cruelty-Free to any bundle.
What your annual fee includes
One fee per scope, everything below inside it — no application fee, no per-SKU meter.
- A certificate anyone can check
- Every certificate in the bundle carries its own number and QR code, and any buyer can check it on the V-Cert verification portal — no account needed.
- Mark artwork, four formats
- Print, digital, mono and reverse files for every certified mark, ready for packaging and e-commerce.
- Mid-year additions within scope
- Add products inside your certified scope without a new application or a per-SKU fee.
- NDA on request
- A signed NDA before you send a single formulation, if you want one — standard, not an extra.
- A named reviewer
- One reviewer handles your file end-to-end, across every mark in the bundle — no queue roulette at renewal.
- No application fee
- Applying costs nothing. Fees start only after you approve the quote in writing.
Which marks belong together
Plant-based food & beverage
Vegan · Vegetarian · Non-GMO
The claims plant-based labels usually carry together, reviewed from one formulation set.
Dietary supplements
Vegan · Gluten-Free · Non-GMO
Three claims on one SKU is the norm in supplements — one review covers all three.
Cosmetics & personal care
Vegan · Cruelty-Free
The pairing cosmetics buyers ask for, certified in one pass instead of two programs.
Snacks & baked goods
Vegetarian · Gluten-Free
Recipe-level claims that share the same ingredient evidence and supplier declarations.
Ingredients & raw materials
Vegan · Non-GMO
B2B buyers ask for both on the same specification sheet — certify them from one file.
Bundle questions, answered plainly
Is a bundle cheaper than five separate certifications?
In review terms, structurally yes: the bundle replaces five parallel programs with a single review, and each additional mark in it is priced below the first because the evidence is shared. Your exact figure is calculated at application — the pricing page explains the four inputs that move a quote.
Do bundled marks get less scrutiny than single marks?
No — more marks, same rigor. Each mark is assessed against its own requirements, and each mark is issued as its own certificate. The bundle changes the economics and the paperwork, not the criteria.
Can I start with one mark and add more later?
Yes. You can add marks mid-year — we re-quote the difference before anything is payable, and the added mark is reviewed against the document set we already hold, so the extra review is shorter. At renewal everything folds into a single review date.
Do all five marks appear on one certificate?
Each mark is issued as its own certificate with its own number, so a buyer can check exactly the claim they care about and nothing else. Commercially they stay one bundle: one contract, one renewal date, one invoice.
Are you ISO accredited?
V-Cert is an independent certification body and is not ISO/IEC 17065 accredited. What each mark requires and the rules for granting, suspending and withdrawing certificates are published, and every certificate is verifiable by QR code.
Every mark you need, priced together.
Pick your marks — or the Full Five. Nothing is payable until you approve the quote.