How to Get Halal Certification for Exporting to the GCC: Rules, Steps and Costs
To export Halal food to the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, a manufacturer needs a Halal certificate from a certification body …
Certification
Halal standards, certifiers and the rules businesses must meet to sell into halal markets.
Halal Mutual Recognition Agreements And The Fragmentation Problem
The OIC’s standards body has written that a Halal conformity assessment body in an economy should not need to be accredited more than …
Halal Export Certification And The Markets A US Exporter Can Reach
In the United States, the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia has accredited three Islamic institutions to inspect and certify food …
Malaysia Seeks to Turn Halal Certification Into a Bigger Export Engine
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 25, 2026 — Malaysia has spent decades building one of the world’s most established systems for Halal certification …
Malaysia Bets on Halal Standards as the Industry Expands Across Borders
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is using a month of Halal industry events to put a less visible part of its Islamic economy in the spotlight: the …
Beyond Certification: The New Battle for Global Halal Leadership
In a fragmenting global economy, Halal leadership will increasingly be measured not only by the credibility of certification, but by the …
Why US Food Manufacturers Are Pursuing IFANCA Certification
Updated on September 21, 2026.
US food and beverage exporters have until October 17, 2026 to hold Halal certification for products sold in …
What Is Halal Meat?
Halal meat is meat that is permissible to eat under Islamic dietary rules. For livestock and poultry, the animal must be a permissible …
What Does It Mean To Be Halal Certified?
Halal certified means a certification body has assessed a specified product, facility, or service against its Halal requirements and issued …
Canadian and American Partners in Halal Certification
For over 50 years, ISA has been a leader in Halal certification. Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, we are a fully accredited, internationally …
JAKIM Recognition Covers Five Vietnamese Halal Certification Bodies
Malaysia is courting Vietnamese businesses for the global Halal supply chain, and one of the mechanics runs through certification. …
What the IFANCA Crescent M Actually Certifies
Updated on September 21, 2026.A shopper standing in a supermarket aisle has only moments to decide whether a package is acceptable. For …
Hand Slaughter versus Machine Slaughter
Halal slaughter refers to the method of slaughter prescribed in Islamic law that makes meat permissible for Muslim consumption. The process …
Kazakhstan’s KazStandart Now on Qatar’s Halal Certifier List
Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health has added Kazakhstan’s KazStandart certification body to its Authorized List of Halal Bodies. …
Indonesia Briefs EU Delegation on 2026 Halal Certification Deadline
Indonesia’s Halal regulator, BPJPH, met with representatives from nine European Union countries in Jakarta to walk them through the …
Indonesia’s Halal Deadline Puts Thai Food Exporters on Notice
Thailand’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) is pressing the country’s food exporters to check their product lines and …
Indonesia’s BPJPH Signs Halal Recognition Pact With Swedish Certifier
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) and Sweden’s Scandinavian Halal Certification AB (SHC) signed a …
India Extends Egypt Halal Certification Deadline to November 2026
India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has extended the compliance deadline for mandatory Halal certification on meat …
IFANCA 2012 White Paper: The Halal Industry Drives U.S. Economic and Export Development
Halal food constitutes the fastest-growing consumer market in the United States. In 2011, Halal consumers spent as much as $15 billion on …
Halal Logo Claims Spark Penang’s First Prosecutions in Court
GEORGE TOWN, Penang — Three company directors and their firms appeared before the Sessions Court here on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in what …
Indonesia, South Korea Agree to Digital Halal Trade Partnership
Indonesia’s Halal-certification authority and three South Korean Halal bodies have agreed to pursue a strategic partnership on digital …
South Korea Sends 27-Member Task Force to Indonesia Over Halal Rule
South Korea deployed a 27-member public-private task force to Indonesia this week, aiming to shield its cosmetics exporters as Jakarta …
Halal Mark Track: How Saudi Arabia Is Digitizing Halal Certification
Quick facts: Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Halal Center — part of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) — has launched Halal Mark Track, a …
How North American Halal Food Supply Chains Are Adapting to Climate Change
The food and livestock supply chains face challenges as the impacts of climate change continues to manifest and intensify. Rising …