Halal Certification

Members:
• Fátima Gonzales
• Behn Herrera
• Aldair Rabanal
• Cynthia Suárez
What kind of requierements of technical specifications would
the Company have to fulfill in order to succeed in getting this
certification?

1. Don’t use food of animal origin: pigs, bears, dogs, monkeys, lions, tigers, birds of
prey, rats, ants, bees, etc.
2. Don’t use foods of these plant origins: Intoxicating and hazardous plants except
where the toxins or hazard can be eliminated during procesing.
3. Drinks: Don’t drink alcoholic beverages and all forms of intoxicating and hazardous
drinks.
4. Food additives: All food additives derived from the previous points.
5. Slaughtering: You need to follow the rules according to the islam rules for
slaughtering the animals.
6. Preparation, processing, packaging, transportation and storage based on the Codex
General principles on food hygiene and other relevant codex standards.
7. Labeling: Halal certification must be labeled appropriately.
Which would be the advantages and
disadvantages of getting it?
• Advantages:
- You have a new niche market in an
exclusive market
- Assure costumers that the food served is
halal and healthy
- It’s easier to export to muslim countries
• Disadvantages:
- You have to have more control of your
processes and utensils, machines that you
use to kill or process the food of animal
origin that are under islam laws.
Which certifying processes would you
propose?
• RACS quality certificates issuing services.