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Definitions of vegetarian and vegan (Ukraine)

Ukrainian legislation does not define exactly these terms. However, the Law of Ukraine "On Information for Consumers on Food Products" provides for the labelling of food products with the words "vegetarian" and "vegan". A product may be labelled with the word "vegetarian" if: 1) no ingredients of animal origin were used at any stage of its production (except for milk, dairy products, co-lostrum; eggs or egg products obtained from live animals; honey or bee products (propolis, beeswax, etc.); products obtained from the wool of live animals (lanolin, etc.); 2) at all stages of production and circulation, all necessary measures are taken to avoid the presence of sub-stances that are not consumed by ovo-lacto-vegetarians, except in cases of unintentional ingestion of such sub-stances; 3) food market operators and/or persons acting on their behalf have not conducted any animal testing of the food product or ingredient. A product may be labelled with the word "vegan" if: 1) it is a food product that has not used ingredients of animal origin at any stage of production; 2) at all stages of production and circulation, all necessary measures have been taken to avoid the presence of substances that are not consumed by vegans, except in cases of unintentional ingress of such substances; 3) food market operators and/or persons acting on their behalf have not conducted any animal testing of the food product or ingredient.

This is general information rather than legal advice and is current as of 30 May 2024. We recommend you contact a specialised food lawyer for legal advice for your particular circumstances to support commercial decisions which could impact your product or business.


Lana Sinichkina

Ukraine
Arzinger Law Firm