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===Certification=== [[File:HalalIndiaCertificate.jpg|thumb|An example of a halal certificate from India]] Certification for halal products is given by legal authorities in most [[Muslim world|Muslim-majority]] countries, while in other countries, it is voluntarily acquired by companies and issued by non-governmental organizations for an annual fee.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last1=Ganeshan |first1=Balakrishna |last2=John |first2=Haritha |date=2022-04-05 |title=What exactly is halal certification for meat and non-meat products? Explained |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/what-exactly-halal-certification-meat-and-non-meat-products-explained-162610 |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=[[The News Minute]] |language=en}}</ref> ==== Halal certification in the US ==== Halal certifications are provided by a number of agencies in the United States. Depending on how the certification will be used for domestic or international export, the certification may need to be done by a qualified entity. If it's for domestic use a local agency with proper knowledge, training and background can issue a halal certificate. If the certificate is going to be used for export then the halal certifier needs to be accredited by the country the halal product is being exported to. A company that needs to certify its product must do their due diligence when hiring a certifier. There are a number of halal certifiers in the US including ISWA Halal; ISA Halal; Halal Monitoring Services (HMS), based out of [[Chicago]], Illinois;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hmsusa.org/|title=Halal Monitoring Services - Home|website=hmsusa.org}}</ref> and the Halal Food Standards Alliance of America (HFSAA), based out of [[Oakland, California]].<ref name="Halal food outrage2">{{cite news |last1=Masanauskas |first1=John |date=18 July 2014 |title=Halal food outrage from anti-Islam critics |work=[[Herald Sun]] |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/halal-food-outrage-from-antiislam-critics/story-e6frf7jo-1226992523050 |url-status=dead |accessdate=4 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427151510/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/halal-food-outrage-from-antiislam-critics/story-e6frf7jo-1226992523050 |archive-date=2015-04-27}}</ref> Another agency that can help companies identify and screen the proper halal certifier is the [https://halalexpousa.com/ushc/ US Halal Consultants] based in Fairfax, Virginia. ==== Criticism ==== In Australia, [[Halal certification in Australia|halal food certification]] has been criticized by groups who claim that certifying foods as halal leads to consumers subsidizing a particular religious belief.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/why-halal-certification-is-in-turmoil-20141227-12cmd3.html |title=Why halal certification is in turmoil |date=28 December 2014 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |last=Johnson |first=Chris |access-date=8 January 2015}}</ref> [[Australian Federation of Islamic Councils]] spokesman [[Keysar Trad]] told a journalist in July 2014 that this was an attempt to exploit [[Islamophobia in Australia|anti-Muslim sentiments in Australia]].<ref name="Halal food outrage3">{{cite news |last1=Masanauskas |first1=John |date=18 July 2014 |title=Halal food outrage from anti-Islam critics |work=[[Herald Sun]] |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/halal-food-outrage-from-antiislam-critics/story-e6frf7jo-1226992523050 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427151510/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/halal-food-outrage-from-antiislam-critics/story-e6frf7jo-1226992523050 |archive-date=2015-04-27 |access-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> A study in 2022 showed that halal certifications did not necessarily reflect the extent to which a halal product came about in whole, and called for greater means of assurance and transparent qualitative methods of halal certification.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=El Daouk |first=Mohamad |date=2022-01-01 |title=Introducing αΈ₯alΔl to construction supply chains in the UK's construction sector |url=https://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-01-2022-0016 |journal=Journal of Islamic Marketing |pages=2385β2403 |volume=14 |issue=10 |doi=10.1108/JIMA-01-2022-0016 |s2cid=252059540 |issn=1759-0833}}</ref>
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