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About Halal Cert

Halalcert is an Indian Quarantine and Inspection. Halalcert provides Halal accreditation services, consultancy and on-going support services to many companies in India & worldwide.

What is Halal?

Halal is a Quranic term which means lawful, permissible or legal. The opposite of Halal is Haram , which means unlawful or prohibited. Halal is a permissible and lawful act upon which no restriction exists according to Shariah Law.

what is Haram food ?

All kinds of food are considered halal except the following, which are haram:

• Swine/pork and its by-products .

• Animals improperly slaughtered or dead before slaughtering .

• Animals not slaughtered in the name of Allah .

• Alcohol and all forms of intoxicating and hazardous drinks .

• Carnivorous animals, birds of prey, and land animals without external ears .

• Pests such as rats, centipedes, scorpions and other similar animals .

• Animals forbidden to be killed in Islam e.g. ants, bees, spider and woodpecker birds .

• Animals which are considered repulsive generally like lice, flies, maggots and other similar animals .

• Animals that live both on land and in water such as frogs, crocodiles and other similar animals.

• Blood and by-products of blood .

• Foods and drinks which contain any of the above haram ingredients or contaminated through contact with any of the above products.