Halal

Introduction

Islam is not only a religion it is a way of life with protocols, rules and manners governing every facet of life. Since food is an important part of daily life, food laws carry a special significance. Based on the Islamic law which is Shariah. Halal is a term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. It is the opposite of haraam. The term is used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law. Halal and haram are universal terms that apply to all facets of life. These terms are commonly used in relation to food products, meat products, cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, food ingredients, and food contact materials.

As per Quran

"Every human being is responsible only for his own works."

53:39 so it is responsibility of every Muslim who believe in Allah should ensure that the food consumed by him, any act and business performed by him should have clean, hygienic and more precisely as per Shariah.

Benefits of Halal Certificate

By taking certificate from IMCCI both the parties the Producers and The Consumers will be benefited.

For Producers

the total population of the Muslims in world is 2038 million (approximate) which is around 28% of the total world population and growing by around 1.8% per annual. Being a business man no one will afford to tolerate this growing market. To get halal certificate from IMCCI a producer will get benefit...

• They can offer their products to the global Muslim market, which constitutes approximately 2.03 billion people (28% of the world's population) and described as the most untapped market in the world;
• They can benefit from IMCCI is halal boards Worldwide Standard, which has been devised by expert Islamic scholars and leaders in the Halal production industry to ensure it produces high quality products of Halal integrity;
• They can benefit from the advice and expertise of IMCCI to ensure products are Halal;
• The IMCCI's Halal logo can be used on product packaging and labels;
• The company's details will be added to our database of Certified suppliers, which can be accessed by consumers around the world;

You don't need to be a Muslim to have a Halal Certified business or to have Halal Certified products. You simply need to follow some guidelines and that's it! Once the community gets to know that you're Halal Certified, they're more likely to start visiting you and you know how word of mouth spreads in our community all over the world.

For Consumer

"O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth, and follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you." (Baqara 168)

When we consider this ayah, we easily can understand that Allah (S.W.T.) addresses not only Muslims but whole mankind.

By consuming Halal products certified by IMCCI consumer will be assured that There is favor, beauty, hygine , cleanliness and health and more of them there is a peace of mind that the products they are purchasing are halal without having to review the ingredients to decide whether they are suitable. IMCCI's world wide Standard gives reassurance to muslim as well as non muslim consumers, where ever they are in the world.

Procedure to get Halal certificate

IMCCI's Halal certification proces starts by giving -

• Halal Certification application by an application form which can be downloaded from www.imcci.net
• Once the completed application is received; the IMCCI Board review the information details and then contact the company to arrange for an initial audit inspection. If there is necessity, some kind of complementary document can request.
• Signing the contract by both parties for audit.
• Audit process on the company's facilities.
• initial inspection of the plant will be carried out by the IMCCI representatives
• The establishment of all requirements which is mentioned during the audit by auditors.
• IMCCI Technical committees report upon audits.
• Halal Certification.

* Halal Assurance Systems follow ups uninformative audits, questioning for updated documents, Camera system for slaughterhouses, product analyses.

Prerequisites

• The company must give a statement about willing to manufacture Halal products.
• Halal Manual must write out by internal Halal Coordinator who must be Muslim.
• Halal Manual must be prepared other quality systems.
• Halal Assurance system is prerequisites in the Halal Certification.
• Halal Certified company has to establish Halal Assurance system for maintain of Halal manufacturing.

IMCCI requirements for ensuring Halal for raw materials

• Halal Certificate which is issued by confidential Halal Certification foundation for Animal/animal additives raw material and critical materials.
• Analysis and production workflow for fermented products
• Original sources of substances (Initial materials)
• Workflow for additional raw materials in the production
• Conformity with label information of the products' raw materials.
• Laboratory analysis (if necessary).