In a positive development for Hindus, the world’s first vegetarian food safety and regulatory compliance for vegetarian and allied adherents – The ‘Sattvik’ Council Certification scheme – was launched with global audit partner Bureau Veritas in Delhi, reports Indiatimes.
The Sattvik certification will be like the halal certification strictly adhered to by Muslims and Kosher by the Jews. This will be the first of its kind global-level certification that will be a one-stop shop for all vegetarians across the globe.
It offers four types of certifications: ‘Sattvik Sattvam‘, ‘Sattvik Vegetarian‘, ‘Sattvik Vegan‘ and ‘Sattvik Jain‘.
Founded by the Sattvik Council of India, the aim, purpose, and objective of the scheme is to ensure a ‘Vegetarian Environment’ for the vegetarian/vegan consumers in India and global markets by creating Standard Operating Procedures in all the applicable areas having the potential for guaranteed 100 per cent vegetarian food and hospitality environment.
Abhishek Biswas, founder of the Sattvik Council of India said, “Sattvik is an umbrella term. For example, there are 200 variations such as food, hospitality, textiles, dairy, etc. We did not want a synonym. So, we zeroed in on this umbrella term.”
“Our certification is aimed at improving the overall performance of the vegetarian food quality and food safety management systems for the consumers. We are not into promoting vegetarianism. We are simply a standard provider, just like an ISO,” Biswas added.
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