CATEGORIES

There are two types of certification categories.

(1) iTal Certified  

(2) iTal Conscious

The iTal certified seal is color-coded green and is the ideal standard in which a product or service meets the criteria of 100% organic (non-GMO) and 100% vegan (non-animal based). This is the highest quality certification we offer. The seal must appear with the disclaimer; certified iTal by The IRIE Foundation. It can and should be posted on windows, menus, business cards, and websites of approved businesses and services. Organic certification is a valuable asset, but not a necessity, to qualify for our certified iTal seal. However, It makes it relatively easy for certified organic agricultural farms, live food restaurants and products, as well as vegan vegetarian restaurants and products to be approved.

iTal Conscious is the other type of approval, which is our “made with” category and is the area where the bulk of packaged foods will fall, as it is extremely difficult to approve products that are manufactured on shared equipment in a non- iTal facility, which produces the majority of the vegetarian packaged foods. The “iTal conscious” seal is color-coded orange and signifies that a business or product is manufactured with over seventy-five percent (75%) organic ingredients and absolutely no (0%) animal by-products or GMOs. Just because an ingredient may not be “certified” organic, doesn’t mean it contains genetically modified organisms. Many local farmers, especially in so-called “third world developing countries” cultivate food crops, comparable to organic agricultural standards, at least in the US.

We do accept that in the process of manufacturing any variety of iTal or iTal-conscious products, products may and do come into contact with contaminants beyond the control of the manufacturer. Therefore, an evaluation and determination of the product’s integrity is made to ensure that it is not compromised.