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Technical requirements for Halal food in the UAE
2025-05-15
1. General requirements:
a.To comply with Halal regulations, products, services or systems should meet the requirements specified in the respective approved UAE standards.
b.Pass necessary inspections to verifyHalalDoes the food comply with approved UAE standards orGCC, regional or international standards or any other scientifically proven andESMARecognized standards.
c.Ensure that the product complies with the requirements of this agreement and obtainHalalCertificate orHalalNational symbol.
d.Comply with mandatory standards recognized by the UAEUAE.S OIC/SMIIC 1。
and.Implement effective controls to ensure that implemented products, services or systems comply with“Halal”Supporting documentation should be retained for inspection and audit purposes.
f.Meet any other regulatory requirements issued by official UAE authorities.
g.Products prohibited by the resolution of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources due to an outbreak of infection or any other reason specified in the resolution of the Ministry shall not be supplied
2. Special requirements for slaughterhouses:
a.It shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 1 of this plan.
b.Slaughterhouse personnel should hold a certificate of professional competence.
c.All raw materials used in production shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 1 of this plan
d.According to approved UAE mandatory standardsUAE.S GSO 1694, they should pay particular attention to good health practices (GHP);UAE.S GSO 21andUAE.S OIC/SMIIC 1(appendix1)。
3. Special requirements for Halal certification bodies:
They shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 1 of this Scheme.
b.All raw materials used in production shall comply with the4.1The requirements of Article.
c.According to Chapter 1 (d) as specified in the approved mandatory UAE Standards andUAE.S GSO CAC RCP 58, they should pay particular attention to good health practices (GHP)。
d.In addition to effective planning, they should also adopt food safety management plans, such asUAE.S GSO ISO 22000orHACCPTo ensure that the following requirements or otherESMARequirements for food under recognized food safety management systems
and submitESMACertification document issued by an accreditation body.
and.The transportation, storage and circulation requirements specified in the respective approved UAE standards shall be met.
4. HalalCertificate/HalalNational symbols:
ESMAShould be setHalalNational symbols andHalalCertificate format and should be the sole owner of the intellectual property rights.
5. Labeling requirements
5.1Labels should comply with approved mandatory UAE standardsUAE.S GSO 9Requirements specified in (General);UAE.S OIC/MIIC 1and other foods specifically suitable for a given food/Food standards.
5.2The label should also include the countryHalalLogo orESMAAny other approved by mutual agreement with a given countryHalallogo.
6. Market Monitoring
1.Any product or food that violates this program may not be manufactured, sold, stored, offered, marketed, promoted, distributed free of charge, or otherwise circulated.
2.Any product bearing any other logo, slogan, label, mark, symbol, illustration or any other descriptive information indicating compliance with“Halal”, but it does not comply with this plan.
3.Unauthorized use is strictly prohibitedHalalCertificate orHalallogo, rather than its intended use.
4.Take necessary samples from all supply points and outlets and conduct necessary inspections to ensure that they comply with the requirements of this Agreement. If any non-conformity is found, the supplier and/or similar productsHalalThe issuer of the certificate takes necessary action.