In some European countries this service, offered by the industry, has been available for many years already. Consumers value the label as a concise shopping guide and a clear decision-making aid with regards to comparable products.
But the V-label is not only of value to vegetarians. In times of large-scale animal husbandry, feed scandals and BSE, more and more people want to know exactly what they are eating.
However, a label without control is of no relevance to consumers. That is why this particular label has been launched by the European Vegetarian Union (EVU) in co-operation with the European vegetarian organizations but in full independence of the food industry.
The V-label, under the registered trademark (No. 678.553 A), is valid in almost all European countries from Spain to Russia, from Iceland to Greece.
The label is used not only for the identification of vegetarian/vegan products and relevant services, but also by vegetarian groups to mark their publications or as the logo of their organisation. The following organizations use the European vegetarian label:
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| Country: | Name, Address: |
| Europe: | European Vegetarian Union c/o Swiss Vegetarian Union, Bahnhofstr. 52, CH-9315 Neukirch-Egnach E-Mail: label@v-label.info |
| Switzerland: | Schweizerische Vereinigung für
Vegetarismus (SVV) Bahnhofstr. 52, CH-9315 Neukirch-Egnach E-Mail: label@vegetarismus.ch |
| Germany: | Vegetarier Bund
Deutschlands e.V. Blumenstr. 3, D-30159 Hannover E-Mail: info@vegetarierbund.de |
| Austria: | Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich Waidhausenstraße 13/1, A 1140 Wien Tel/Fax: +43 / 1 / 929 14 988 E-Mail: info@vegan.at |
| Austria: | Österreichische Vegetarier
Union Postfach 1, A-8017 Graz E-Mail: oevu@vegetarier.at |
| Austria: | VEGOURMET Vegan-Versand Itter 543 - Shop: Meisten 20 A- 6866 Andelsbuch E-Mail: vegourmet-info@inode.at |
| France: | Alliance Végétarienne 11 bis, rue Gallier, 77390 Chaumes en Brie Tel. 02 98 55 58 26 de 14h à 18h E-Mail: contact@allianceveg.org www.vegetarisme.fr |
| The Netherlands: | Nederlandse Vegetariersbond Larenseweg 26, NL-1221 CM Hilversum E-Mail: info@vegetariers.nl Label-Products |
| Belgium: | EVA (Ethisch Vegetarisch
Alternatief) Pekelharing 30, B-9000 Gent tel 09/329 68 51, fax 070/70 88 32 E-mail: info@eva-online.be |
| Luxembourg: | de Vegabond P.B. 44, L-3107 Rumelange Tel: (00352) 567231, Fax: (00352)561066 Dr. Claude Pasquini, cgpasquini@yahoo.com E-Mail: devegabond@hotmail.com |
| Russia: | Russia Eurasian Vegetarian Society (EVS) Kalanov Nikolai, ap. 15, house 16, SHapaevski per. Moscow 125252 Phone: +7-095-157-73-28, Fax: +7-095-268-9151 E-Mail: evs-ru@bk.ru |
| Russia: | Vegetarian Society in Russia Post-box 36, Moscow, 107241, Russia E-Mail: vegsoc@glasnet.ru, Tel/Fax: +7 (0)95 170 70 29 |
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| North America: | North American Vegetarian
Society Brian Graff, P.O. Box 72, Dolgeville, NY 13329, USA E-Mail: navs@telenet.net |
| USA: | Society of the
District of Columbia (VSDC) PO Box 4921, Washington, DC 20008, USA E-mail: vsdc@vsdc.org |
| Canada: | Toronto Vegetarian Association 17 Baldwin St, 2nd floor Toronto, Ontario M5T 1L1 Canada T: 416-544-9800 F: 416-544-9094 E-Mail: tva@veg.ca |
| Canada: | Ottawa Vegetarian
Society Freyja Renger, PO Box 4477, Stn. E, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B4 E-Mail: ATIDMA@aol.com |
| Nigeria: | The Nigerian Vegetarian and Animal Welfare Society P.O. Box 3893, Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Worldwide: | Jewish Vegetarian & Ecological
Society 853/5 Finchley Road; London NW11 8LX E-Mail: jvs@ivu.org (London) |
| Worldwide: | Tutmonda
Esperantista Vegetarana Asocio Generalsekretariat: Lilia Fabretto, Via Pietro, Cartoni 12/12, I-00152 Roma, Italia |