Halal

What is Halal?

Halal  means lawful  or permitted. It  is used to refer to things and actions that are permitted by Islamic law  for a muslim to do without being pusnished.  When it comes to food,  Halal refers to food that is permissible according to Islamic law.

The Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia or JAKIM) described halal food to be “Halal is defined as food not made of, or containing parts of animal origin which Islamic law forbids to be consumed. Food is Halal if it does not contain or come into contact with anything regarded as filth e.g. carrion,  alcohol, pork, blood, feaces, and urine. It must also be prepared, processed or manufactured using equipment untainted by anything unclean.”

Halal was traditional used to refer to food, but now halal certification has been extended to cover goods and services including clothing, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and tour packages.

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Global Halal Overview

The global Muslim consumer halal market is estimated to be US$ 3 trillion while the global halal market is estimated to be US$ 28 trillion with a compound annual growth rate of 5.7%

GIIBIC Halal Training and Certification

In ghana, the food and beverages industry is very important to comply with halal standards, to ensure food and beverages processing meets quality standards.

We add value to this by organising training for companies to understand the important aspects on how to ensure products are produced meeting halal standards.

We also publishes lists of companies whose products meet halal standards to make it easy for shoppers. In addition to training and publication, we also certify companies looking for halal compliance certification.

Executive Diploma on Halal Industry

This course is designed for persons interested to learn about halal in order to join the corporate sector, or already are in the sector but lacks halal paper qualification. Persons who want to learn about halal in general, it is also an advantage for them to take this course.

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What is Halal Certification?

Halal certification is  process starts whereby giibic and its partners accredited by International Halal Accreditation Board visit and audit a company and ensure that the company’s production or manufacturing processes meet  halal standards set by Organization for Islamic Council (OIC) called  General Standards and Guidelines for Halal Food

Once the production, its environment, as well as the its finish product meet the halal standards, giibic and its partners issue halal certificate to the company.

The company can then use halal logo and display at its facilities, point of sale or on product labels.

 Afterwards Giibic and partner, will visit the company periodically to ensure that the company keep its compliance to the halal standards.

Types of Certification:

1. Production facility certification
2. Product certification

In accordance to International Islamic Halal Certification Bodies, the following products and sectors are recognized sectors needs to comply to halal standards.

• Food & beverages
• Body care
• Cosmetics
• Chemical
• Pharmaceutical
• Healthcare
• Hotel and catering
• Logistics
• Finance
• Insurance

Certification Process

Why DO I Have to Certify My Company

It is required by Muslims to eat halal food. The scripture has stressed heavily on consumption of food which fulfils certain criteria eligible to be halal (to be pure and free from   impurities, and harm)

 Advantages of halal certificate to the manufactures and producers.

1. Improvement in brand image by fulfilling different consumer requirements.
2. Prospects of penetrating into a worldwide halal food market of over 1.5 billion people.
3. Sound edge is attained over the competitors.
4. Strict rules are maintained relating to private sanitation of facilities that in addition to the obligatory hygienic practice observed on the premises.
5. It is more promotable, marketing and more attractive, with a distinct logo of halal recognition on all the products.
6. Improvement in the food quality by stringent quality assurance policy as per international standards
7. Halal signals trustworthy, autonomous and dependable acknowledgement

Giibic Halal Research Institute believes that success is achieved through cooperation and teamwork.  We have partered with most highly experience below industry leaders in offering  halal training and certification for companies and individuals in Ghana and the world.

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Halal Standards & Guidelines

In order to ensure that Halal approved products meet shari’a standards, the organization of Islamic council has set halal certification and accreditation standards and guidelines for both certifying bodies, and accrediting of the bodies. 

Below are downloadable PDF version of the standards and guidelines. 

Organization for Islamic Council (OIC) General Standards and Guidelines for Halal Food

1. 1.  OIC HALAL guidlines (Download)

2 .  Guidlines for bodies approving halal certification (Download)

3.  Halal accreditation bodies guidelines on accredititng halal certification bodies (Download)

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