A list of halal certifying agencies, and their dependability according to the Shi’a Fiqh. Using trustworthy agencies empowers consumers to make informed choices during their grocery shopping and restaurant visits.
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Acceptable · trusted for use
Caution · see the note
Unknown · not yet assessed
AMCVHAssociation musulmane de la certification des viandes halal
Unknown
CHECCanada Halal Examination & Certification
Acceptable
CHFCACanadian Halal Food Certifying Agency
Acceptable
HMAHalal Monitoring Authority
Acceptable
HMOHalal Monitoring Organization
Acceptable
HTOHalal Transactions of Omaha
Caution
Chicken is acceptable. Beef is unclear.
IFANCAIslamic Food and Nutrition Council of America
Caution
Only items labelled ‘hand-slaughtered’ are acceptable.
IFANCCIslamic Food and Nutrition Council of Canada
Caution
Only items labelled ‘hand-slaughtered’ are acceptable.
ISNAIslamic Society of North America
Unknown
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Not sure? Questions to ask a supplier or certifier
If a supplier, restaurant, or certifier isn’t listed above, or you don’t have enough information, these are the questions you can ask them.
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Preliminary questions
- Is the slaughterer Muslim?
- Does the slaughterer say Bismillah before slaughtering?
- Is the facility used exclusively for halal slaughtering? If not, is the facility secure enough to prevent cross-contamination with non-halal products?
- Is it hand-slaughtered or machine-slaughtered?
For machine-slaughtered products
- Is the person saying Bismillah the same person who turns on the machine?
- Does the person continuously recite Bismillah as long as the machine is going on?
- If there are multiple persons saying the blessing during their shifts, are they also part of turning on the machine?
- Is due diligence exercised to make sure that each animal was slaughtered properly?
- If a controlled stunning process is used, is there a mechanism to remove the animals that might have died in the stunning process?
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