Kosher Certification Certification Explained

Type: Cruelty-Free

Country: International

Established: 1935

Scope

Food, drink, personal care

Audit rigor

Level: third-party-audit. Supply-chain verified: Yes.

Cost for brands

Annual certification fee. Varies by body and product range.

Recognized in

Global

Notes

Jewish dietary law (kashrut) prohibits mixing of meat and dairy and requires specific slaughter and preparation methods. Some vegan products carry kosher certification as a proxy for ingredient verification — a 'Pareve' kosher mark means the product contains no meat or dairy (though it may still contain eggs or fish). Kosher Pareve is not equivalent to vegan — eggs and fish are Pareve. Kosher is an independent dietary system; vegan and kosher overlap partially but are not interchangeable.