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Friday 28 December 2018

What You Should Know About Halal Certified Meals

By Stephanie Gray


The Muslims have very strict rules that they all follow. For instance, they are supposed to eat foods that are clean. Hence, these foods must have the ingredients that have been accepted by the Sharia system. To make sure that they are eating clean foods, there should be a form of certification to test the foods. This is however something that has caused a stir in most people. Some people do not accept this certification while others have no problem with it. Below is a brief insight about the Halal certified meals.

The Muslim people usually take the Halal meals because they have been measured and tested and considered to contain clean and lawful ingredients. This is one of the rules derived from the Sharia system. This system is used to guide the Muslim people to do what is right and eat what is right for their bodies. The system has been passed from one generation to the next successful and is still used today.

This is however still a topic of debate because some of the practices are creating issues among the people. For instance, the Muslim themselves have a disagreement about stunning meat. Some are asking whether slaughtering the animals after stunning them produces meat that is lawful to eat. This is the same thing that is happening with the certification of the foods because some people are not agreeing to this system.

There are three ways that the food is checked or tested and approved. The initial step is inspecting and approving individual products. When this is done, the ingredients as well as process used to produce that particular food becomes clean. This means that you can buy clean and approved items from stores that also sell items that have not been approved.

The second form of certification involves the production facilities. Therefore, all the products that are produced in line with the certification standards can be considered to be lawful and clean. For instance, if butchery has been certified, the meat becomes lawful no matter the final shape. Nevertheless, the meat may end up in the market unlabelled. Thirdly, the retail facilities can also be approved. This makes all the foods in those facilities lawful.

Certification of the foods is critical because the Muslim consumers can decide what to buy. Most food items are now being processed. Without proper labeling, the consumers may never be able to tell the difference between approved and unapproved foods. The certification process is therefore critical.

Additionally, the Muslims have provided a very good market for the approved foods. Therefore, traders are now earning profits just from engaging in the retail of these foods. This has attracted so many traders that are now selling the approved foods in many parts of the world.

These meals can either be certified domestically by local certifiers or can be approved overseas. However, most certifiers are found in Australia. In fact, the Agricultural department has liaised with some Islamic organizations. These are testing and certifying the food before it becomes consumes and imported to other countries all over the globe.




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