Context-dependent claim
vegan
Dépendant du contexteAffirmations dont l'admissibilité dépend fortement du contexte et de preuves concrètes.
What does “vegan” mean?
Vegan states that a product was made without animal-derived components, but consumers increasingly also read it as a general environmental or ethical promise. Under the EmpCo Directive permissibility depends on the claim staying limited to the actual facts and not being stretched into a blanket environmental benefit; such overreach can be misleading.
Why this term is risky
Whether this claim is permissible depends heavily on context: the reference point (product, packaging or company), specificity and available evidence are decisive. Without a clear reference and proof, there is a risk of being misleading.
Legal basis
EmpCo (EU) 2024/825 / § 5 UWG
The stated legal basis is an assessment, not a conclusively reviewed legal opinion and not individual legal advice.
Detected spellings & languages
- vegan
- vegano
- végan
- veganistisch
The scanner detects these and further variants across languages in sentence context.