Working paper · No. 01
Is your file ready for review?
Would my documents survive a desk review today?
Working paper · No. 01
Document-Readiness Scorer
Tick what you already have. The score measures file completeness — not certifiability.
File readiness
0%0 of 8 documents readyFile completeness — not certifiability.
Named gaps
- Product list — every SKU you want certified, by name
- Full ingredient list per product, with each ingredient's supplier named
- Formulation breakdown per product (percentages or parts)
- A short production-flow description for each manufacturing site
- Current label artwork for each product
- A named contact at each ingredient supplier who can sign declarations
- Supplier declarations for animal-origin risk ingredients
- Your animal-testing policy statement, finished product and ingredients
The gap list, written as an email
Subject: Certification file — 0 of 8 documents ready Team, I scored our certification file against the V-Cert desk-review checklist (Vegan). We are at 0% — 0 of 8 items ready. Still needed: - Product list — every SKU you want certified, by name - Full ingredient list per product, with each ingredient's supplier named - Formulation breakdown per product (percentages or parts) - A short production-flow description for each manufacturing site - Current label artwork for each product - A named contact at each ingredient supplier who can sign declarations - Supplier declarations for animal-origin risk ingredients - Your animal-testing policy statement, finished product and ingredients A gap pauses the review clock; it is never a rejection. Once these are in one folder, the review runs without pauses. Checklist: https://v-cert.org/tools/readiness/
Copy it to whoever owns the missing documents.
None of these documents are needed to apply — the checklist comes after the quote.Get my quote
A tool can check a list; the certification decision is made by a human reviewer against everything the mark requires.
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The instrument's answer travels with you — its hand-off link carries your selections straight into the application.
Typical desk review: 5–10 business days from complete documentation.