هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية  
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO) 
  
 
   
 
 
مشروعنهائي   
 
 
 
 
GSO 05/FDS/2055 -1:2014  
 
 
الاغذية الحلال– الجزء الأول: الاشتراطات العامة للأغذية الحلال  
Halal products – Part one: Gener al Requirements for Halal Food  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
إعداد 
اللجنة الفنية الخليجية لقطاع المواصفات الغذائية والزراعية 
 
هذه الوثيقة مشروع لمواصفة قياسية خليجية تم توزيعها لإبداء الرأي والملحوظات بشأنها، لذلك فإنها  
عرضة للتغيير والتبديل، ولا يجوز الرجوع إليها كمواصفة قياسية خليجية إلا بعد اعتمادها من مجلس  
إدارة الهيئة. تقــديـم 
 
هيئـة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية هيئة إقليمية تضـم في عضويتها الأجهـزة الوطنيةة 
للمواصفات والمقاييس في دول الخليج العربيةـة ، ومةن مهةال الهيئةـة إعةداد المواصةفات القياسيةـة الخليجيةة 
بواسطة لجان فنية متخصصـة .  
 
وقـد قامت هيئة التقييس لدول مجلـس التعـاون لدول الخليج العربيـة ضمن برنامج عمل اللجنة الفنيةة رقةـم 
(5) " اللجنة الفنيـة الخليجية لمواصفات قطـاع المنتجات الغذائية والزراعية " بتحـديث المواصفة القياسية
الخليجيةةة رقةةـم 1391  GSO" الأغذيةةة الحةة ل- الجةةزء الاولا الارةةتراطات العامةةة " وقامةةت الامةةارات 
العربية المتحدة بإعداد مشروع هذه المواصفة .  
 
وقـد اعتمةـدت هةذه المواصةفة ك ئحةـة فنيةة خليجيةة فةي اجتمةاع مجلةس إدارة الهيئةة رقةـم (  ) الةذي عققةـد 
بتاريخ    /   /     هـ ، الموافق    /    /     ل .  
 
على أن تلغي المواصفة رقم (GSO 1931:2009) وتحل محلها 
 
Foreword  
 
Standardization Organization for GCC (GSO) is a regional Organization which 
consists of the National Standard Bodies of GCC member States.  
 
One of GSO main functions is to issue Gulf Sta ndard/ Technical regulation 
through specialized technical committees (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No: (5) "Technical Gulf 
committee for food and agriculture product standards" has updated the GSO 
standard No. GSO 1931"Halal Fo od – part 1 – General Requirement  "The draft 
standard has been prepared by (United Arab Emirates).  
 
This standard has been approved as Gulf Technical regulation by GSO Board of 
Directors in its meeting No…../… ..held on      /      /      H,       /       /      .  
 
The approved standard will replace and supersede the standard No.(GSO 
1931:2009)  
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 Halal products –– Part one: General Requirements for Halal Food  
 
1- Scope  
 
This standard defines the Halal food requirements that shall be followed at any 
stage of Halal food chain including, receiving, preparation, packagin g, labelling, 
handling, transportation, distributing, storage, displaying  and Halal food service.  
 
2- Complementary References  
 
2.1 GSO 993: Animal  Slaughtering Requirements According to Islamic Rules . 
2.2 GSO 2055 -2: Halal products –– Part two: General Requirements for Halal 
Certification Bodies . 
2.3 GSO 2055 -3: Halal products –– Part three: General Requirements for halal 
accreditation bodies accrediting halal certification bodies .  
2.4 GSO/CAC/RCP 58: Code  of hygienic practice for meat.  
2.5 GSO 1694: General  principles of  food hygiene.  
2.6 GSO 9: Labeling  of prepackaged food stuffs . 
 
3- Terms and d efinitions  
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions given below shall be 
used: 
3.1 Islamic Sharea  
The Revelation on Prophet Muhamma d (PBUH) in relation to the beliefs, 
sentiments and acts of the ordered, whether conclusive or presumptive.  
3.2 Halal Food  
Food and drinks, which is allowed to be consumed according to Islamic rules by 
eating, drinking, injecting or inhaling, should comply  with the requirements 
mentioned in this standard.  
3.3 Tazkeya  (Halal slaughtering to drain blood)  
Animal Tazkeya according to Halal requirements in Islamic law specified in 
standard mentioned in reference ( 2.1). 
3.4 Halal Certificate  
Certificate confirms that the product, the service or the regulations specified 
meets  Halal requirements in the Islamic Sharea such as Halal Tazkeya 
certificates, facilities and farms certificates, slaughterhouses certificates, GSO   STANDARD                                                     GSO /FDS/....:20 14 
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 facilities classified as Hal al, primary products components, additives  containing 
meat/poultry and their derivatives, rennet,  gelatin, animal fats and oils and their 
derivatives.  
3.5 Genetically Modified Foods (GMF)  
Food and drinks containing products or by -products of Genetically M odified 
Organisms (GMO).Thru transfer of gene of other living species to a plant, 
animal and microbiological by genetic modification technologies and the 
modifications to the DNA of the food.  
3.6 Food Additives  
Any substance not normally consumed as food d irectly, and not commonly used 
as a component of food, whether or not has nutritional value. If added to Food 
for technological reasons (including organic purposes) during manufacturing, 
processing, preparation, packaging, transportation or maintaining thi s food (in 
direct or in -direct way) or in its Sub -products element of the properties of these 
foods or influential in these properties.  
3.7 Aquatic Animals  
Aquatic animals are those which live in the water and cannot survive outside.  
3.8 Halal Certificatio n bodies  
 The issuers of Halal certificates accredited by the accreditation authorities of the 
Halal certificate issuers.  
 
3.9 The Accreditation Authorities of Halal Certification bodies:  
 The official agencies which are authorized to accredit Halal Certif ication bodies.  
 
4- General Requirements for Halal Food  
 
4.1 All foods, their derivatives, products , parts and extracts shall be subject to 
the provisions of Islamic Rules in terms of allowance or prohibition, as per 
Annex (1).  
4.2 The procedures derived from Islamic Rules shall be adhered to in all phases 
of food chain of Halal food products, including receipt, preparation, packaging, 
labeling, transportation, distribution, storage, display and Halal food service.  
 
4.3 All Food additives and  raw materials used for the production of Halal food 
should be free of any non -Halal component;  this should be supported by GSO   STANDARD                                                     GSO /FDS/....:20 14 
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 legalized official documents explaining its components including packaging 
materials.  
 
4.4 All Halal food should not contai n any toxic substances and hazardous 
pollutants which may considered harmful to health.   
4.5 All Halal food should be devoid from Najasah (impurity) contamination that 
is forbidden by Islamic rules.  
4.6 All non -Halal products should be completely separated  from the Halal 
products throughout the food chain in order to ensure their differentiation and 
non-mixing with each other’s or pollution with others.  
4.7 The official authorities may take all necessary procedures to verify 
compliance of products with the special requirements of Halal products . and 
may take the appropriate procedures in accordance with the other  local 
legislation.  
4.8 At the production of meat or its products, health requirements specified in 
item (2.4) shall be adhered to.  
4.9 Animal slaughtering (Tazkeya) requirements should be strictly followed in 
accordance with the Islamic Rules as set in the standard mentioned in item ( 2.1). 
4.10 The general health requirements of foods as stated in the standard 
mentioned in item ( 2.5) shal l be adhered to.  
4.11 All devices, tools, production lines  and associated materials used for Halal 
food preparation should be clean, and it shouldn’t be made or contain non - Halal 
material.  
4.12 When transforming any appliances, tools or production lines that have been 
used or in touch with non -Halal foods, they shall be cleaned according to 
general cleaning rules to remove traces of non -Halal products completely. 
Shifting from non - Halal to Halal  procedure should not be repeating on an 
ongoing basis.  
4.13 When cleaning or maintaining machinery or devices that goes  in touch with 
Halal foods, there shall be no use of any detergent liquids, greases, oils or fats 
that contain non -Halal components or m aterials.  
 
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 5. Packaging and Rapping Materials  
5.1 Packaging and rapping materials shall be free from any non -Halal materials.  
5.2 Packaging and rapping  materials shall not be prepared or manufactured by 
equipment that is contaminated with non -Halal materials during preparation, 
storage or transportation. It shall be physically separated from any other non - 
Halal materials.  
5.3The packaging materials shall not contain any  material that is considered 
hazardous on human health.  
 
6. Halal Food Retail, Handling and Service Outlets  
All sale, distribution and provision facilities of Halal products shall meet the 
following requirements:  
6.1 They shall deal only with Halal products that meet provisions  of halal food 
specified in this standard.  
6.2The tools, equipment and utensils used during the service handling, and sale 
of Halal food products should be totally separated from those used for non - 
Halal food.  
6.3 If a facility or place of service usually deals in non -Halal products , but 
intends t o switch to Halal production, it should go through cleaning process in 
accordance with Islamic rules before commencing Halal production.  
6.4 It’s not allowed to serve non -Halal food and drinks at the same place . 
 
7. Storage, Display and Transportation  
7.1 All Halal food stored, displayed or transported shall be separated categorized 
and labelled as Halal to prevent them from being mixed with non -Halal 
products.  
7.2 Suitable means of transportation should be used to avoid mixing with non - 
Halal products.  
 
8. Labeling  
Without prejudice to the G SO standard mentioned in the item (6.2) , the label 
must contain the following information:  
8.1 Name and type of the product.  
8.2 A list of ingredients, which reflects undoubtedly clearance from all 
prohibitions of Rules. Sources of actual ingredients shall be announced 
clearly and explicitly.  GSO   STANDARD                                                     GSO /FDS/....:20 14 
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 8.3 Products containing fats, oils, meat derivatives or extracts such as gelatin or 
rennet, shall declare  its sources.  
8.4 Food product containing  GMO  shall be declared.  
8.5 If there is a willing to affix 'Halal' slogan on the label, the requirements 
under the standard in item (2.2) shall be adhered to.  
8.6 The requirements in the standard in item (1.2) regarding the labels of 
slaughtered animals and their products shall be adhered to.  
8.7 Food additives should be declared as required in reference standard in item 
(6.2) . 
8.8 All kinds of fish with scales, shrimp and fish egg of fish with scales 
including their byproducts shall be properly labelled as “scaled fish”. All 
other aquatic animals including their byproducts shall be clearly labelled as 
“non -scaled fish”  as the case may be.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Annex 1 – Classification of Non -Halal Animals  
 
Species  Non-Halal  
Animals  The animals that may not be slaughtered according to Islamic Rules, the 
slaughtered animals of polytheists, irreligious, seculars, atheists, Magis, 
apostates and other disbelievers other than Christians and Jews, dead 
animals, su ffocated animals, fatally beaten animals ( Mawqouza ), falling 
animals ( Motaradiah ), butted animals ( Nateehah ), animals eaten by 
beast of prey and animals on whose slaughtering the name of Allah is 
not mentioned, the animals slaughtered on idols, the animals  slaughtered 
not in approach of Allah, or the animals contaminated with prohibited 
animals of harm, if eaten.     
Pigs, domestic donkeys, mules, elephants, monkeys, dogs, foxes, cats 
and the like.  
Predators such as fanged beasts of prey and the like such as lions, 
cheetahs, bears, except for hyenas.  
Birds of prey with sharp claws used for attacking and the like such as 
eagles, falcons, hawks, sparrows, peregrines, kites and owls.  
Rodents, reptiles, pests and the like such as mice, rats, centipedes, 
serpents, snakes, monitors, lizards, geckos, chameleons, hedgehogs, 
martins, bats, squirrels, polecats, moles and Coleoptera (except for dabb 
lizards and jerboas)  
Scorpions and all ty pes of insects, worms and animals prohibited to be 
killed by Rules and the like such as ants, bees, woodpeckers and 
hoopoes, except for locusts and unavoidable bee parts falling in honey.  
Odious creatures and the like such as shells, larva and other simi lar 
animals.  
Animals fed with unclean items, unless they are confined and fed with 
permissible feeding according to Islamic Rules for at least three days.  
Aquatic  Toxicant or harmful species, unless toxicant or harmful substances are 
removed during prep aration.  
Plantation:  Plants, their products and their toxicant, harmful or narcotic derivatives, 
unless toxicant or harmful substances are removed during preparation.  
Beverages:  Intoxicating beverages or those containing alcohols, narcotic, calming, 
toxicant or harmful substances.  
GMF:  All foods produced by genetic modification from a prohibited specie or 
more than one species, of them one specie is prohibited.  
Blood and Blood 
Derivatives from a 
Human or Animal 
Origin:  Blood and all its derivatives are prohibited and all body liquids from a 
human or animal origin such as vomiting and urine.  
Food Additives:  All toxicant, harmful or calming food additives, products and their 
products and derivatives or derived from non -Halal materials.  
Enzymes:  All enzymes derived from non -Halal sources.  
Microorganisms:  All microorganisms such as germs, fungi, toxicant and harmful yeast 
produced on non -Halal environments or using non -Halal ingredients.