The document discusses halal food certification and guidelines. It provides an overview of halal concepts in Islam, outlines differences between halal and kosher practices, and describes the halal certification process of the Islamic Society of North America Canada including application procedures, auditing, and labeling requirements.

1. GUELPH FOOD TECHNOLOGY CENTRE HALAL FOOD PROCESSING OPPORTUNITIES / CERTIFICATION BY: M. EHSAN SAIRALLY ISNA CANADA HALAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY HALAL COORDINATOR

3. UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF HALAL: “ Halal” is an arabic word meaning “allowed” or “permitted” “ haram” is derived from arabic meaning “prohibited” or “disallowed”

4. 1) QUR’AN - WRITTEN WORD OF GOD 2) SUNNAH – SAYINGS AND TEACHINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD SOURCES OF HALAL CONCEPT :

5. QUR’AN 2:168 “ O MANKIND, EAT FROM WHATEVER IS ON EARTH (THAT IS LAWFUL AND PURE)” QUR’AN 2:172 “ O YOU WHO BELIEVE IN THE ONENESS OF ALLAH. EAT OF LAWFUL THINGS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH AND BE GRATEFUL TO ALLAH, IF IT IS INDEED HE WHOM YOU WORSHIP.” SOURCES OF HALAL CONCEPT :

8. REGARDING PLANTS FROM THE QUR’AN Qur’an 6:141 It is He who produceth gardens, with trellises and without, and dates, and tilth with produce of all kinds, and olives and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of their fruit in their season, but Render the dues that are proper on the day that the harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess: for Allah loveth not the wasters.

9. DRINKS WATER FROM ALL AVAILABLE SOURCE IS HALAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF: POISONOUS SUBSTANCES INTOXICANTS MIXED WITH (NAJIS) SUBSTANCE

11. ANIMALS ALLOWED: LAMB / GOAT / DEER / BUFFALO CHICKEN & OTHER BIRDS (EXCEPT BIRDS OF PREY) SEAFOOD (FISH & SHRIMP)

12. PROHIBITED ANIMALS PIG / SWINE WILD ANIMALS: BEARS, LIONS, TIGERS DOGS & CATS REPTILES: SNAKES

13. VEGETABLES ALL TYPES OF VEGETABLE FOODS USEFUL AND GOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

17. GELATIN GELATIN IS A PROTEIN COMERCIALLY MADE FROM PORK SKIN, CATTLE BONES, CALF SKIN, FISH SKIN IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY THERE IS NO DISTINCTION AS TO THE SOURCE OF GELATIN PRESENT IN THE FOOD PRODUCTS

19. No meat and dairy No restrictions Species mixing Allowed (some restrictions) Not allowed Alcohol No restrictions Microbial only Enzymes Kosher animals (some exceptions) Halal animals only Gelatin No pork Beef, poultry (mixing can be an issue) Fish with scales No pork Beef, poultry etc Any fish Species By rabbi Blessing before slaughter (not each) Mechanical not allowed No residual blood Blessing during each slaughter Mechanical allowed No residual blood Slaughter Halal vs. Kosher

20. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: CATTLE & POULTRY: CATTLE & POULTRY: SLAUGHTERED BY A SLAUGHTERED BY A PRACTICING MUSLIM RABBI BLESSING: BLESSING: BLESSING ON EACH BLESSING BEFORE ANIMAL (SAYING TASMIAH: ENTERING SLAUGHTERING BISMILLAH, ALLAHU AKBAR) AREA, NOT ON EACH IN ARABIC ON EACH ANIMAL ANIMAL. WHILE SLAUGHTERING

21. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: MECHANICAL MECHANICAL SLAUGHTERING: SLAUGHTERING: ACCEPTED FOR POULTRY NOT ALLOWED WITH MUSLIM BACK-UP BLOOD BLOOD PROHIBITED PORK PROHIBITED PORK

22. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: GELATIN: GELATIN: FROM HALAL ANIMALS ALLOWED BY LIBERAL (BONES – HALAL ONLY) RABBI (PORK) FISH: FISH: ANY FISH KOSHER FISH: ONLY FISH WITH SCALES

23. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: ENZYMES: ENZYMES: MICROBIAL – ACCEPTED ACCEPTED ANIMALS: ANIMALS: ONLY HALAL SLAUGHTERED ONLY KOSHER SLAUGHTERED PORCINE: PORCINE: NOT ACCEPTED NOT ACCEPTED

24. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: BIOTECH: BIOTECH: ALLOWED ALLOWED ALCOHOL: ALCOHOL: NOT ALLOWED ALLOWED (SOURCE RESTRICTIONS) MEAT & POULTRY: MEAT & POULTRY: COMBINATION, BIG ISSUE CO-MINGLING, PERMITTED

25. HALAL VS KOSHER FOODS HALAL: KOSHER: SANITATION OF EQUIP.: SANITATION OF EQUIP.: CLEANING AS PER RITUAL IDLE PERIOD IF HEAT CLEANSING TREATMENT IS INVOLVED SPECIAL OCCASIONS: SPECIAL OCCASIONS: SAME RULES APPLY ALL RESTRICTIONS DURING YEAR ROUND PASSOVER

35. HALAL PRESENTATION PART II

46. CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROL Applies to all aspects of halal production - Food commodity - Ingredients - Additives, processing aids - Utensils - Line production - Must be segregation at all times–keep non-halal materials & substances away from halal production

52. NEW ZEALAND HALAL MEAT CERTIFICATION SHOW COPY

53. HALAL FLOW CHART SHOW COPY

60. Post audit monitoring The company must maintain halal status of the products Packaging materials e.g., sausage casing, pork, cellulose, synthetic metal containers, lining could be synthetic, minerals, vegetable oil or animal product

69. EXEMPLE OF HALAL CERTIFIED PRODUCT: PATTIES

70. EXEMPLE OF HALAL CERTIFIED PRODUCT: READY TO SERVE HALAL MEALS

71. EXEMPLE OF HALAL CERTIFIED PRODUCT: HALAL PIZZA

72. Thank you M. Ehsan Sairally ISNA Canada Halal Certification Agency (905) 403-8406 x 235 [email_address]