{"id":30,"date":"2022-03-21T13:32:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T18:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanveg.org\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2023-07-27T08:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:42:25","slug":"animal-free-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanveg.org\/certifications\/animal-free-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal-Free Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42b4bd83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42b4bd83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55719276\" data-id=\"55719276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6388b9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f6388b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/americanveg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/animal-free-ice-cream-1024x768.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1430\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanveg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/animal-free-ice-cream-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/americanveg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/animal-free-ice-cream-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/americanveg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/animal-free-ice-cream-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/americanveg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/animal-free-ice-cream-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/americanveg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/animal-free-ice-cream-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2678d70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2678d70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AVA Certified Animal-Free<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496098c9 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"496098c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/americanveg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/css\/custom-widget-icon-list.min.css?ver=1714668758\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 78.88 103.52\"><defs><style>.cls-1{fill:#f47920;}.cls-2{fill:#4aa147;}<\/style><\/defs><g id=\"Layer_2\" data-name=\"Layer 2\"><g id=\"Layer_1-2\" data-name=\"Layer 1\"><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M75.21,33.93a21.29,21.29,0,0,0-4.42,1.13,13.86,13.86,0,0,0-4.2,2.47,11.93,11.93,0,0,0-3.15,4.35q-1.8,4.2-4.13,9.9t-4.87,12q-2.55,6.3-5,12.59T44.84,87.92q-1.2,2.7-2,4.58c-.55,1.25-1.08,2.42-1.58,3.52l-1.42,3.15c-.45,1-1,2.15-1.58,3.45a1.55,1.55,0,0,1-1.5.9,1.09,1.09,0,0,1-.9-.38,3.56,3.56,0,0,1-.45-.67q-2.4-6.15-4.5-11.62T26.54,79.6q-2.25-5.77-4.79-12.37t-5.7-14.85c-.3-.8-.73-1.88-1.28-3.23s-1.12-2.77-1.72-4.27-1.2-3-1.8-4.35S10.1,38,9.6,37.08a14.88,14.88,0,0,0-2.78-2Q4.95,33.94,0,33.63V32H36.14v1.65L32.77,34a29,29,0,0,0-3.83.67A10.24,10.24,0,0,0,25.87,36a2.74,2.74,0,0,0-1.27,2.47,16,16,0,0,0,1,3.6q1,2.85,2.55,7t3.52,9.3q1.95,5.1,4,10.19c1.35,3.41,2.67,6.7,4,9.9s2.4,6,3.3,8.4q2.25-5.55,5.25-13.2t5.7-15q2.7-7.35,4.57-12.9t1.88-6.9a4.35,4.35,0,0,0-1.13-3.22,6.11,6.11,0,0,0-2.77-1.58,13.05,13.05,0,0,0-3.45-.45,28.92,28.92,0,0,1-3.15-.15V32H78.88v1.65A27.57,27.57,0,0,0,75.21,33.93Z\"><\/path><path class=\"cls-2\" d=\"M45.37,10.45c0,7.87-1.51,21.53-3.82,21.53-1.8,0-10.73-11.91-10.73-19.79S35.65-.78,41.55.1C44.51.54,45.37,2.57,45.37,10.45Z\"><\/path><path class=\"cls-2\" d=\"M46.34,22.74C45.25,25.9,44,31.61,44.88,32c.73.27,6-3.12,7-6.28s-.13-6-2.62-6.51C48.06,18.9,47.44,19.58,46.34,22.74Z\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Product contains NO animal-sourced ingredients. 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An AVA team member will email you to confirm your quote and provide instructions to submit payment and product information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b701b98\" data-id=\"b701b98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7aad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f7aad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90804e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c90804e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We receive your payment, ingredient list, product label, and sample. 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