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Just Vegan exists to facilitate access in any location to products of plant origin, not tested on animals and healthier.

We have strict criteria when choosing the products we accept in the store:
* Only ingredients of vegetable or mineral origin
* Not tested on animals
* None of the ingredients tested on animals by the company that produces them or by another company at your request. have been tested on animals
* No palm or derivatives in the case of food, even if it is bio and RSPO certified. This measure is very difficult to implement in the case of hygiene and cosmetic products as there are more than 100 possible names for palm derivatives and among these names there is uncertainty as to whether its origin is palm or not. Furthermore, palm derivatives are normally used in very small amounts in cosmetics compared to food and diesel use. However, we do not sell soaps with water for example.

We also have preferential criteria, which means that a product that meets more of these criteria will have our preference:
* proximity to the producer (we have some suppliers less than 50km away, others on other continents because there is no equivalent local offer)
* shorter ingredient supply and distribution chains
* main shareholders of the company (we avoid products from brands owned by companies that exploit animals and destroy the environment
* smaller companies (one way to promote variety on offer is by supporting smaller companies

Some guarantees that we take into account when choosing products:
* vegan certification
* cruelty free certification (not tested on animals)
* environmental certification
* organic certification
* fair trade certification
* other certifications or proof given of respect for animals, environment and workers.

Regarding packaging, preferences are:
* Less packaging material
* Biodegradable packaging
* Easily recyclable packaging

We have been rejecting some products just because of the excessive use of packaging material that we consider unnecessary.
Unfortunately in many cases biodegradable packaging drastically reduces shelf life.Also, whenever available, we reuse the crates and protective materials we receive.

These days most of us don't have time to read ingredient lists and compare products to be able to choose the best or the best value for money. Just Vegan does the job for you.

At Just Vegan, we take into account the opinion of our customers, the list of ingredients and the social and environmental responsibility to offer the best products. Based on these factors, we have been refusing numerous products that, although vegan, are of poor quality and of low quality-price ratio, no matter how low their sales value. This is the case with many cheap vegetable drinks that are almost all water. However, when we do not find a better alternative, we provide some products that do not meet all the criteria we would like (for example non-bio products) but none of them break the rules of what most vegans consider to be vegan. Our aim is not to sell too much at the expense of our customers' health, but rather to provide more and more value in healthy products of the highest quality.

We are averse to green washing, which means making a product look greener than it really is.
When we use the term "ecological" in the title of a product, we are only transposing the title that the manufacturer attributed on the packaging. We don't want to convey the idea that the product is good for nature or the environment. Nature doesn't need ecological products. It will simply be less bad than conventional products. We refuse to use buzzwords like "good for the environment" unless the product can actively reverse an environmental problem.

One of the ways to keep prices low without it meaning paying less to our employees is to keep stock low. That way there is also no waste. However, if there is an unusual demand for a particular product, it can more easily be out of stock and this means a longer delivery time (usually no more than an extra week).

ALL OUR PRODUCTS ARE VEGAN AND AS SUCH LACTOSE FREE. ALL OUR FOODS ARE PALM FREE.