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Expert analysis, market trends, and event coverage from the global halal industry.
Understand exactly what makes food halal: permitted and forbidden ingredients, slaughter methods, certification requirements, and how to verify halal status when shopping.
Halal makeup is a $54 billion global market — but not all products labelled "halal" are created equal. From carmine in lipsticks to porcine collagen in primers and alcohol-based solvents in foundations, this guide explains what makes makeup haram, how to read ingredient lists, and which brands are genuinely certified.
Getting halal certified as a small business doesn't have to be overwhelming. This guide covers how to choose the right certifier, what the audit involves, what it costs, and how to avoid the most common pitfalls — from JAKIM in Malaysia to IFANCA in North America and HFA in the UK.
Halal food labels are more than a logo — they carry legal weight in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the UAE, and powerful commercial weight everywhere else. This guide covers the mandatory label elements, country-specific rules, and the most common mistakes that get products pulled from shelves.
Halal food labeling requirements vary significantly by country and can make or break your export strategy. This guide covers international standards, country-specific rules, and common compliance mistakes.
A comprehensive guide to ESMA halal certification in the UAE — covering the UAE.S 2055 standard, accredited certification bodies, the step-by-step application process, labelling rules, and what food and cosmetics exporters must do to enter the UAE market.
A comprehensive guide to halal cross-contamination prevention for food manufacturers, processors, and shared-facility operators. Covers JAKIM MS1500:2019, BPJPH/SJH requirements, sertu purification protocols, equipment segregation, cleaning validation, and a practical factory-floor checklist.
A complete guide to halal warehousing standards for 3PL operators, food distributors, and halal exporters — covering physical segregation, pest control, cleaning agents, cold chain, JAKIM/BPJPH audit criteria, and logistics certification.
A plain-language guide for SMEs in food, cosmetics, and pharma covering the full halal certification process — from document preparation to certificate issuance — with costs, timelines, and key certifiers by region.
The halal status of perfume hinges on one central debate: is alcohol in fragrance permissible? This guide covers four scholarly opinions, alcohol-free alternatives like oil-based attars, haram animal ingredients to avoid, and how to find halal-certified fragrance brands.
Conventional gelatin is one of the most widely used ingredients in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics — and one of the most problematic for Muslim consumers. This guide covers every major halal gelatin alternative: what it is, where it comes from, and how manufacturers are putting it to work.
Pharmaceuticals represent one of the most overlooked compliance challenges in halal markets. This guide covers the key prohibited ingredients — gelatin, porcine derivatives, alcohol-based excipients — and how JAKIM, BPJPH, and SFDA approach pharma certification.
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