Halal

Recently, Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a state-wide ban on products being sold with halal certificates.

An Arabic word meaning ‘permissible’ in English.
In India, it mostly refers to the slaughtering technique of Muslims.
As per Islamic dietary laws, it refers to food that is procured, processed, and traded in compliance with Islamic belief.

Kashrut dietary rules are followed by orthodox Jews.

Coverage – Consumables (meat, fish, shellfish and vegetarian food) including medicines, personal care products, packaging materials, animal feed, etc

In the Quran, ‘halal’ refers to lawful (and allowed) and the term ‘haram refers to unlawful (and forbidden). Anything that are associated with pig and intoxicants (alcohol) are considered as non-halal (haram).

Criteria – In case of meats, it must satisfy requirements relating to their source, the way of animal killing and processing.
- For example, animals must be alive and healthy at the time of slaughter and it must be done through a single cut to the jugular vein, carotid artery and the windpipe.

Carotid artery carries blood from the brain to the heart and vice versa.

Halal certificates – It assures the legitimacy of product and doesn’t have anything to do with meat.
India does not have an official regulator for the certification but various halal certifying agencies provides companies, products, or food establishment’s halal certifications.
Their legitimacy lies in their name-recognition among Muslim consumers and from regulators in Islamic countries.

Halal India’s certification is recognised by Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, the UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Malaysia’s Department of Islamic Development, among others.

Significance – International accreditations are particularly important for products meant for export to Islamic countries.

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