About Halal
Halal certification is a process by which a product or service is certified as permissible or lawful for consumption or use by Muslims in accordance with Islamic Sharia law. The term "Halal" is an Arabic word meaning "permissible" or "allowed".
To obtain halal certification, a company must comply with certain rules and regulations, including:
To obtain halal certification, a company must comply with certain rules and regulations, including:
- The source of the product or ingredient must be from a halal source.
- The product or ingredient must not contain any non-halal substances or ingredients, such as pork or alcohol.
- The manufacturing process must be free from non-halal practices, such as the use of non-halal utensils or equipment.
- The product must be properly labelled to indicate that it is halal certified.
- The certification process is usually carried out by halal certification bodies or agencies, which are independent organisations authorised to inspect and certify products as halal. These organisations usually conduct an audit of the company's facilities and production processes to ensure compliance with halal requirements. If the company meets all the requirements, it receives a halal certificate that allows it to market the product as halal certified.
Halal certification is important both for companies who want to market their products to Muslim consumers and for Muslim consumers who want to be sure that the products they consume are halal. It is also important for the overall growth of the halal industry, which has become an increasingly important market in recent years.
