Halal Certification
with the European Halal Development Agency (EHDA)
Bill Plows has been registered and approved by the European Halal Development Agency to
audit food producers, manufacturers, and catering establishments against the
EHDA Halal Standard.
Rules of Halal
(حلال, ḥalāl, halaal) is an Arabic term meaning permissible.
Halal requires that food products are lawful, clean, safe, good and wholesome. A variety of
substances are considered forbidden (haraam) as per various Quranic verses such
as pork products or pork derivatives (e.g. gelatine) and alcohol. Systems and
procedures must not only be in place to exclude these products from food
production but measures taken to prevent cross-contamination with these
materials.
Areas where Workplace Compliance Solutions can help you in your EHDA certification
Certification Process
As an approved auditor (Registered Auditor Number 008.2010) I will carry out the audit and produce you’re audit report which will be
sent to the Cert-id for verification, once it has passed the verification
it is then passed on to the European
Halal Development Agency for their certification decision. Once certification is
granted, a certificate will be issued by EHDA.
Pre-assessment or Gap
analysis
As an approved auditor (Registered
Auditor Number 008.2010) I can carry out a pre-assessment or gap-analyse of your
food business. I will then publish a report which is then sent to you. Once all
the corrective actions are complete and improvements made in areas where you are
not complying with the standard (if there are any). An audit can be arranged.
This Pre-assessment/ gap analyse allows you to go into the audit full prepared.
Mentoring and coaching
As an approved auditor
(Registered Auditor Number 008.2010) I will help you to implement your food
hygiene controls to at least a food premises compliant standard or to a BRC
standard is possible, you choose the level.
You would receive manuals and and help
implementing the manuals into you food business and this will include all the
HALAL requirements. I would also help you through your audit, which will carried
out by another registered EHDA auditor (I will not perform the audit in this
situation as it is a conflict of interest). The audit would be conduct through
Cert-Id.
A little about the Halal
Market potential from achieving EHDA certification.
There are approximately 3 million Halal consumers in the UK with approximately 50% being
British born, making Muslims the largest and youngest religious minority in
Britain. Halal certification is essential to access this expanding market.
For more information:
If you would you like a copy of The European Halal Development Agency Standard, it is available for £50 + VAT
and/or would like to know more about the audit and cost, email us at
info@workplacecompliance.info
or ring 08453 888 852
What Is the Industry saying about this subject
FSA
A recent court case featured on the FSA website (Click FSA for full details) has highlighted the need for Certification of Halal Meat to be based on a standard which includes food safety and food hygiene requirements as well as Shariah law.
William Plows is a Cert ID trained fully recognised EHDA Auditor and Mentor working as an EHDA auditor for Cert-ID.
Cert-ID are a Food Certification Body and are the audit partners for the European Halal Development Agency (EHDA). Our core business is certification of Identity Preserved systems such as those for Non-GM foods. Identity preservation is essentially the way we can certify Halal foods.
EHDA is a not-for –profit organisation whose aims are to promote trust in Halal foods by establishing a certification scheme fit for modern processing techniques and to encourage the development of a Halal supply chain through education of Muslim consumers. The EHDA Halal standard is based on the concept that Halal means "pure and lawful" and so includes requirements on both Shariah law and food safety
EHDA and Cert ID have formed a powerful partnership that widens the scope of Halal Certification and aligns it with nationally recognised food safety initiatives. It is the only Halal certification scheme audited by qualified food technologists specially trained and examined on Muslim culture, religious requirements of Halal and the certification process.
If you would like further information on how the certification scheme can strengthen consumer trust in your product please phone me on 08453 888 852 or email info@workplacecompliance.info to arrange an introductory meeting.
www.HalalFocus.com
Posted in:
UK,
Europe,
Meat & Poultry,
Research
A research project has been commissioned by the newly-formed Halal
Steering Group, established by EBLEX with key industry figures to guide work in
the Halal sector and act as a forum for issues related to Halal meat. It will
cover the Muslim population growth in England, as well as demand for Halal
products, the supply chain and changing consumption trends, and build on
previous work done to form a complete view of the Halal sector.
Posted in:
Europe,
Halal Integrity
By ethinicnow.com
Aug 11, 2009 - 6:20:50 AM
Mohammad Nazir, chairman of the West Midlands Minority Ethnic Business Forum,
has been given a leading role in establishing a European standard for Halal
compliant produce.
He has been appointed as chair of the
European Halal Development Agency that aims to agree a standard across the 27
countries of the European Union.
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