Definitions and technical criteria for foods and food ingredients suitable for vegetarians or vegans and for labelling and claims (ISO 23662:2021)

The document specifies the definitions and technical criteria to be fulfilled for foods and food ingredients to be suitable for vegetarians (including ovo-lacto-, ovo- and lacto-vegetarians) or vegans as well as for food labelling and claims.
It is applicable to business-to-business communication (B2B), to the food trade, and to food labelling and claims. The definitions and technical criteria apply only post-harvest/collecting.
It does not apply to human safety, environmental safety, socio-economic considerations (e.g. fair trade, animal welfare), religious beliefs and the characteristics of packaging materials.

Definitionen und technische Kriterien für Lebensmittel und Lebensmittelzutaten, die für Vegetarier oder Veganer geeignet sind, sowie für die Kennzeichnung und Angaben (ISO 23662:2021)

Définitions et critères techniques pour denrées alimentaires et ingrédients de denrées alimentaires adaptés à l'alimentation des végétariens ou des végétaliens, ainsi que pour l'étiquetage et les allégations (ISO 23662:2021)

Ce document fournit les définitions et fixe les critères techniques à remplir pour que les denrées alimentaires et ingrédients alimentaires soient adaptés aux végétariens (y compris pour les alimentations ovo-lacto-, ovo- et lacto-végétariennes) ou aux végétaliens. Il fixe également des exigences pour l'étiquetage des denrées alimentaires et les allégations.
Il est destiné à être appliqué dans le cadre de la communication interentreprises (B2B), dans le commerce agroalimentaire, et pour ce qui concerne l'étiquetage des aliments et les allégations. Ces définitions et critères techniques s'appliquent uniquement après-récolte/collecte/ramassage.
Ce document ne traite pas de la sécurité des personnes, de la sécurité environnementale, de considérations socio-économiques (par exemple, le commerce équitable, le bien-être des animaux), de croyances religieuses, ni des caractéristiques des matériaux d'emballage.

Definicije in tehnična merila za živila in živilske sestavine, primerne za vegetarijance ali vegane, ter za označevanje in trditve (ISO 23662:2021)

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30-Nov-2025
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31-Jan-2024

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 23662:2024
01-maj-2024
Definicije in tehnična merila za živila in živilske sestavine, primerne za
vegetarijance ali vegane, ter za označevanje in trditve (ISO 23662:2021)
Definitions and technical criteria for foods and food ingredients suitable for vegetarians
or vegans and for labelling and claims (ISO 23662:2021)
Definitionen und technische Kriterien für Lebensmittel und Lebensmittelzutaten, die für
Vegetarier oder Veganer geeignet sind, sowie für die Kennzeichnung und Angaben (ISO
23662:2021)
Définitions et critères techniques pour denrées alimentaires et ingrédients de denrées
alimentaires adaptés à l'alimentation des végétariens ou des végétaliens, ainsi que pour
l'étiquetage et les allégations (ISO 23662:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 23662:2024
ICS:
67.040 Živilski proizvodi na splošno Food products in general
SIST EN ISO 23662:2024 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN ISO 23662
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

January 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 67.040
English Version

Definitions and technical criteria for foods and food
ingredients suitable for vegetarians or vegans and for
labelling and claims (ISO 23662:2021)
Définitions et critères techniques pour denrées Definitionen und technische Kriterien für Lebensmittel
alimentaires et ingrédients de denrées alimentaires und Lebensmittelzutaten, die für Vegetarier oder
adaptés à l'alimentation des végétariens ou des Veganer geeignet sind, sowie für die Kennzeichnung
végétaliens, ainsi que pour l'étiquetage et les und Angaben (ISO 23662:2021)
allégations (ISO 23662:2021)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 January 2024.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.





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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 23662:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN ISO 23662:2024 (E)
European foreword
The text of ISO 23662:2021 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34 "Food products” of
the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 23662:2024
by CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by July 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portug
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO 23662:2023
01-december-2023
Definicije in tehnična merila za živila in živilske sestavine, primerne za
vegetarijance ali vegane, ter za označevanje in trditve (ISO 23662:2021)
Definitions and technical criteria for foods and food ingredients suitable for vegetarians
or vegans and for labelling and claims (ISO 23662:2021)
Definitionen und technische Kriterien für Lebensmittel und Lebensmittelzutaten, die für
Vegetarier oder Veganer geeignet sind, sowie für die Kennzeichnung und Angaben (ISO
23662:2021)
Définitions et critères techniques pour denrées alimentaires et ingrédients de denrées
alimentaires adaptés à l'alimentation des végétariens ou des végétaliens, ainsi que pour
l'étiquetage et les allégations (ISO 23662:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 23662
ICS:
67.040 Živilski proizvodi na splošno Food products in general
oSIST prEN ISO 23662:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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oSIST prEN ISO 23662:2023
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 23662
First edition
2021-03
Definitions and technical criteria for
foods and food ingredients suitable
for vegetarians or vegans and for
labelling and claims
Définitions et critères techniques pour denrées alimentaires et
ingrédients de denrées alimentaires adaptés à l'alimentation des
végétariens ou des végétaliens, ainsi que pour l'étiquetage et les
allégations
Reference number
ISO 23662:2021(E)
©
ISO 2021

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Technical criteria for foods and food ingredients suitable for vegetarians and vegans .3
4.1 General . 3
4.2 Foods and food ingredients suitable for ovo-lacto-vegetarians . 3
4.3 Foods and food ingredients suitable for ovo-vegetarians . 3
4.4 Foods and food ingredients suitable for lacto-vegetarians . 4
4.5 Foods and food ingredients suitable for vegans . 4
5 Labelling and claims .5
Bibliography .
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