HTO will issue a Domestic Halal Slaughter Certificate and send it to the customer.
Sold as is in the domestic USA market.
The Halal product may be shipped to one of these destinations:
Kept in the files of both HTO and the plant for any future audit.Ģ.
Signed by the Halal Slaughter-man/ Supervisor and a plant supervisor/ manager.
This report or log shall include the number of heads slaughtered via Halal kill and the dates of each Halal slaughter run. The Halal Slaughter-man, who has been trained and hired by the client in order to work on a full-time basis at an approved slaughter facility, fills in a monthly Halal slaughtering report or a log sheet. HTO’s Halal certificates allow your company to reach consumers in over 50 Muslim countries.ġ.
The majority of Muslim countries require Halal certificates with each shipment of usable goods, especially foods containing meat, to be Halal Certified by a recognized Islamic organization in the country of origin.
USDA can control the Halal labeling of food under the pretense of “Truth in Labeling.” Violating this law may subject your company to heavy fines by the USDA for making false claims or unauthentic labeling.
The USDA directives on Halal state that the labeling of Halal products at a facility must be done under the supervision of an authorized Islamic organization.
If your product is sold as Halal in one of these states your company will be liable with the burden of proof. Several states in the US have passed such laws including California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and New Jersey.
Halal laws passed in the US require that all sellers of “Halal” goods be able to provide documentation to prove “Halal” claims.
Halal certification enables your company to charge reasonable premiums. Becoming Halal certified will enable your company to tap into this huge Halal food market. The 1.6 billion Muslims globally have a combined purchasing power of about $2 trillion. The 6-8 million Muslims in the US have a combined purchasing power of $170 billion.
To attract Muslim customers to buy your products.
There are a number of reasons to become Halal Certified, including: