IFANCA — The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America

IFANCA-Halal is one of the world''s leading Halal certification bodies, headquartered in Chicago, USA. When applied to food, Halal is a set of guidelines suited to a Halal lifestyle. Since 1982, IFANCA has worked to support Halal consumers through research, education and outreach. One of the services IFANCA offers Halal consumers is third-party Halal certification: the IFANCA-HALAL mark helps Halal consumers choose products with confidence that what they buy is unquestionably Halal.

Advantages of IFANCA-HALAL certification

• The IFANCA-HALAL certificate is widely accepted around the world.
• IFANCA has top-tier expertise in the rigorous review of products, ingredients, preparation and processing, as well as hygiene and sanitation controls.
• It implements documented procedures for producing Halal products; these procedures are continually refined as new technologies and ingredients emerge, and align with HACCP, ISO and other quality and safety standards.
• It provides Halal training to the applicant''s key personnel, who then pass the training on to other staff, ensuring broad understanding of correct handling and production methods.
• It offers consultation on product development, marketing and quality assurance to help launch new products aimed at Halal consumers.
• It promotes your products to seekers of Halal products or ingredients worldwide.

Halal certification schemes

IFANCA can certify under the following schemes: UAE, GSO, BPJPH, JAKIM, MUI and MUIS.

Five simple steps to a Halal certificate

1. Halal certification application
2. Application assessment
3. Halal certification agreement and quotation
4. On-site audit
5. Certification decision

The on-site audit process

• Opening meeting
• Document review and assessment
• Facility inspection, step by step
• Closing meeting
• Audit report
• Fee structure