Halal Certification Guidelines

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All Clients: The ISWA 096 document is the document needed to provide all details for obtaining and maintaining Halal certification with us (along with any supplemental international standards as needed.)

Prospective Clients: Please review our guidelines prior to submitting an application. To obtain a copy of our guidelines (ISWA096), please contact us

Current Clients: The standards and guidelines below are the most current, make sure you have reviewed them to make sure to keep current with your certification. To obtain a copy of our guidelines (ISWA096), please contact us

ISWA Halal Certification Department Abides by the Following Standards which are included in our guidelines (ISWA096):

The Halal product(s) shall in other aspects comply with all legislation including any other relevant federal or international requirements as needed.

GSO-GCC Standards Organization

• GSO 2055-1- HALAL FOOD - Part 1: General Requirements
• GSO 993- Animal Slaughtering Requirements According to Islamic Rules
• GSO 2055-2- Halal Products-Part 2: General Requirements for Halal Certification Bodies
• GSO 2055-4-Halal Products Part 4 – Requirements for Halal Cosmetics and Personal Care
• GSO 1/CD 1943- Halal requirements for cosmetics and personal care products
• GSO 2469- Warehousing and Related activities
• GSO 2538- The maximum limits for residues of ethyl alcohol (ethanol) in food

OIC- Organization of Islamic Cooperation/ SMIIC-Standards and Metrology Institute for the Islamic Countries

• OIC/SMIIC 4: Halal Cosmetics – General Requirements
• OIC/SMIIC 1: General Guidelines on Halal Food
• OIC/SMIIC 24: General Requirements for Food Additives and Other Added Chemicals to Halal Food
• OIC/SMIIC 33- Conformity Assessment – Example of a Certification Scheme for Halal Products

UAE Standards

• UAE 2055-2-Halal products –– Part two: General Requirements for Halal Certification Bodies
• UAE 2055-1: Halal Products – Part One: General Requirements for Halal Food
• UAE 2055-4: Halal Products – part 4: Requirements for Cosmetics and Personal Care
• UAE 993- Animal Slaughtering Requirements According to Islamic Rules

GAC- GCC Accreditation Center

• GAC FAD 12.01: Halal Certification Bodies
• GAC FAD 4: Supplementary Accreditation Requirements for Products Certification Bodies

ISO-International Standards Organization

• ISO 19011: Guidelines for auditing management systems
• ISO 9001: Quality management systems – General requirements
• ISO 22000: Food safety management systems: Requirements for any organization in the food chain
• ISO 22002-1- Prerequisite Programmes of Food Safety, Part 1: Food Manufacturing
• ISO/TS 22003- Food safety management systems — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems

Egyptian Standards

• Egyptian ESS: 4249: The General Requirements for Food Products “Halal” in Accordance with the Provisions of the Islamic Shari’a

Malaysia Standards

• MS 2424- Halal Pharmaceuticals – General Requirements
• MS 2565- Halal packaging – General guidelines
• MS 1500-Halal Food – General Requirements
• MS 1480-Food Safety according to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system
• MS 2634- Halal cosmetics – General Requirements
• MS 2400-1- Transportation
• MS 2400-2- Warehousing
• Malaysian Protocol For The Halal Meat & Poultry Productions

Singapore Standards

• Singapore MUIS-HC-S001: General Guidelines for the Handling and Processing of Halal Food
• MUIS-HC-S002-General Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of a Halal Quality Management System

Indonesia Standards

• All of SJPH Indonesian system including Laws and Decrees
• MUI- All Fatwas and regulations
• BPJPH - all relevant standards and regulations

**Note: We do not accept any gas stunning for any type of raw material**

For the applicants sending products to the GCC (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen) countries, all raw materials have to be from a plant with GSO approved raw material sources. Contact us separately to inquire.