Over the past two years, plant-based food consumption has grown by 49% across the EU, reaching a total sales volume of €3.6 billion.
Halal certified product name and appearance requirements
2025-05-15
HalalThe certified product name must meet the following requirements:
a.Do not use names of alcoholic beverages such as root beer, raisin flavored ice cream,0%Alcoholic beer.
b.Pork and dog and their derivative products such as roast pork, beef bacon and hot dogs are not allowed.
c.Do not use demon names such as Demon Face, Demon Ice, etc.
d.Do not mention anything that could lead to Kaffirism or apostasy, such as Valentine's Day chocolates, Christmas cookies, etc.
and.Do not use any words with sexual, vulgar or pornographic connotations.
f.Well-known product names that do not contain haram material may be used, e.g.beer pletok, meatballs, noodles, bakpia and bakpao。
g.Sensory characteristics of the product/The appearance should not have an odor or taste that leans towards halal products. For example, any beverage that smells or tastes like beer cannot be certified even if it is made from halal ingredients.
HalalThe appearance of the certified product must meet the following requirements:
a.Pig or dog shapes may not be used.
b,The use of shapes representing products, packaging or labels that are pornographic, vulgar or sexually explicit is not permitted.
c.Especially for food and beverage products, the ethanol content in the product shall not exceed0.5%As with any other product, the ethanol content in the product is not limited to a certain ratio without endangering health.