A Forum Promoting Regional and International Halal Industry Cooperation - The International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF)

The International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF) is an independent non-governmental network of accreditation bodies, all of which are required to implement HALAL certification standards in their countries and regions.

IHAF's goal is to protect the growing number of Halal consumers and promote international trade, laying a solid foundation for the global Halal food and non-food industries.

IHAF is headquartered in the UAE and led by the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) and the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA). IHAF maintains that greater cooperation between regional and international organizations is key to creating a HALAL industry that is strong, stable, reliable and able to meet the needs of consumers and enterprises worldwide.

In its current state, the global HALAL industry is driven by various certification bodies and conformity assessment bodies in the public and private sectors, all of which aim to ensure that HALAL products are properly labeled and certified.

IHAF is committed to leading HALAL certification practices globally by unifying HALAL standards and practices worldwide and reaching global agreements among certification bodies, which will make the flow of goods between countries easy and create a Halal market that consumers can trust.