Guidelines
to become an IHAC approved Manufacturer

The IHAC is imploring, entreating, liaising, co-ordinating and inviting all concerned who provide, trade, manufacture or supply to be cognizant of the fact that if their product is obtained and manufactured in accordance to the Islamic Shari`ah, there is an infinite opportunity to trade in halal.

First Priority
Prior to accreditation, endorsement and certification of halal, the Islamic covenants of honesty, cleanliness, virtuous conduct, good business codes as well as adherence to relevant health, food and hygiene laws is of paramount importance. Cohesion and compliance of Islamic requisites and provisions is also of similar significance.

Bond of Confidentiality
To safeguard the integrity and protection of their own unique recipe development, anonymity of their own suppliers, their own product and brand name protection and, most of all in the interest of good business sense, the IHAC is prepared to sign a Bond of Confidentiality with the providers of halal whence entering into a halal accreditation agreement.

Audit / Inspection
The IHAC audit for endorsement purposes comprises of checks of ingredients, method and process of manufacture, labelling, storage and most of all, method of sanitization, cleaning of equipment and compliance of the current HACCP food and hygiene laws in vogue by IHAC aproved Certification Bodys.

GMOs
The IHAC does not subscribe to have any Genetically Modified Food / Organism as part of our diet either as fresh, chilled or frozen food . Primarily because it has not yet been proved whether GM is in any way beneficial to consume and, secondly Islamic Fiqh (jurisprudence) is clearly directing us to eat pure and wholesome food only. Science is very much divided on this issue and, it is wise to contemplate what ill-effects if any, usage of GM could have on human DNA and specially on our future generations. The IHAC has found that many food manufacturers have decided to withdraw GM ingredients from their products.

Contractual Agreement
The IHAC does require the provider, manufacturer to enter into an “agreement and contract” so that it could be mutually beneficial. Manufacturer gains from enhanced trade and, Muslim community readily obtains what is required by their religious principles and axiom.

Organisations interested to acquire halal accreditation are invited for consultation and can fill the IHAC Contact form.doc (110,5 kB) and send it to us so that we can contact you!

 

1. Halal production is recommended first thing in the morning as per clean equipments.

2. All sources of raw materials must be approved by IHAC.

3. Slaughtermen must be practicing Muslims.

4. The production area must be free from pork.

5. Proper labels must be on totes / containers to identify halal matrix.

6. There must be a designated area for proper storage of halal finished products.

7. Packaging labels must be clearly identified with the following:

        a. Date of production

        b. Product code

        c. Product name

        d. Halal logo

        e. Lot #

 

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