Plant-based foods are outpacing the growth of their traditional counterparts in many categories and being widely accepted by Canadian consumers.

The Certified Plant Based program was launched to ensure confidence in the word plant-based and to help consumers easily identify these products as they look to incorporate more options into their diets.

Plant-Based Foods of Canada (PBFC) is proud to partner with the Plant-Based Foods Association (PBFA) as the exclusive licensing agent to offer the program to companies in Canada. This alignment between PBFC and PBFA is a positive for the industry considering our integrated supply chain and the multinational nature of many companies in the plant-based foods space.

Cerrifiecd Plant-Based seal appearing on products in Canada press release here

Certification SEAL

Plant-Based Foods of Canada provides authorization to use the “Certified Plant Based” logo on packaging and marketing materials in Canada.

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PLANT-BASED FOODS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATION include:

Food made from plants … no animal derived ingredients.

Plant-based foods include foods from whole grains, nuts, seeds, and/or legumes (peas, beans, and other pulses), vegetables, fruits, fungi, and algae. Single raw or single frozen ingredients, such as produce (e.g. frozen broccoli) are not included in the scope of the certification.

Additionally, fungi and algae, although not technically plants, are considered ingredients of plant origin for these purposes.

Ready to Have Your Product Certified?

Certified Plant Based products are all independently verified by NSF International. Once Products have passed their review process the label can then be used. For complete details of the Certified Plant Based protocol click here.

  • PBFC members and non-members pay $200 per formula, plus $70 for every additional flavor variation.

  • Members and non-members also pay an annual facility fee of $105 per product.

  • Initial $105 licensing fee per product (waived for PBFC members).

  • View the fee schedule here. 

ADDITIONAL DETAIL:

To read the press release about the launch of the program in Canada click here.