该文件规定了适用于素食者（包括乳蛋素食者、乳蛋素食者和乳蛋素食者）或纯素食者的食品和食品成分以及食品标签和声明的定义和技术标准。 它适用于企业对企业通信（B2B）、食品贸易、食品标签和索赔。定义和技术标准仅适用于收获后/收集。 它不适用于人身安全、环境安全、社会经济考虑（例如公平贸易、动物福利）、宗教信仰和包装材料的特性。

The document specifies the definitions and technical criteria to be fulfilled for foods and food ingredients to be suitable for vegetarians (including ovo-lacto-, ovo- and lacto-vegetarians) or vegans as well as for food labelling and claims. It is applicable to business-to-business communication (B2B), to the food trade, and to food labelling and claims. The definitions and technical criteria apply only post-harvest/collecting. It does not apply to human safety, environmental safety, socio-economic considerations (e.g. fair trade, animal welfare), religious beliefs and the characteristics of packaging materials.