The Ministry of Public Health (MS) of Costa Rica is the government ministry in charge of directing the social actors for the development of actions that protect and improve the state of public health. Its main functions are to manage the country’s health system, supervise the operation of public hospitals and clinics and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, and issue health permits for shops, public events, and businesses.

CGMP refers to the Current Good Manufacturing Practice standards enforced by the FDA in the United States. CGMPs provide systems that ensure proper design, monitoring, and control of manufacturing processes and facilities.

GMO Free – The non-GMO label means that a food product contains less than 1% genetically modified ingredients.

Third-party testing is when a manufacturing company sends its product to an unbiased, third-party lab for testing to see if it meets company standards and to make sure what’s on the label is actually in the product. Shipping your product to a third party prevents low-quality products from entering the market and ensures that your products meet industry standards.

The letter V stands for vegan and is an inverted pyramid meant to symbolize the ability to do the impossible. V-Label. The international V-Label endorsed by the European Vegetarian Union is an internationally recognized and protected trademark for the labeling of vegetarian and vegan products.