Lok Sabha Question No. 724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Halal Certification on Non-veg. Products
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Saikia Dilip, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Devji Mansingram Patel

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 724 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## HALAL CERTIFICATION ON NON-VEG. PRODUCTS

724. SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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- (a) whether certain private bodies have been authorized/mandated for issuing Halal Certification on Veg and Non-veg products for the purpose of sale in the country as well as for export to foreign countries particularly Islamic countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the mandate granted to them for issue of such certificates;
- (c) if not, the reasons for allowing such unauthorized Halal authorization; and
- (d) the details of the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) :   National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), Quality Council of India (QCI) had  granted  accreditation  to  the  following  private  Certification  Bodies  as  per  International  Standard ISO/IEC 17065 under India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS) for Halal Products:
1. Halal Shariat Islamic Law (HaSIL) Board, Lucknow
2. Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Halal Trust, New Delhi
3. JUHF Certification Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

The detailed scope of accreditation as granted by NABCB to the above mentioned three private bodies is given at Annexure I, Annexure II & Annexure III respectively.

(b) to (d) :  Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide notification No. 03/2023 dated 6 April 2023 has empowered NABCB to accrediate Halal Certification Bodies for exports of Meat and Meat Products under the 'India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS) for Halal Products' and to take remedial step to minimize unauthorized Halal Certifications in India. A copy of the notification dated 06.04.2023 is attached as Annexure IV . Further, as per DGFT Trade Notice No. 25/2022-23 dated 17 January 2023, Agricultural &  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA)  is  designated  as  the  overall monitoring agency for the purpose of Halal Certification for exports of Meat and Meat Products.

The remedial steps to minimize unauthorized Halal Certification in India are:

-  All meat and meat products to be exported as 'halal certified only if it is produced, processed and packed under a valid certificate  issued  by  a  Certification  Body  duly  accredited  by  NABCB,  QCI under India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal.
-  The export consignments to countries where there is a regulation on Halal, the producer/supplier/exporter shall meet the importing country's regulations and hold a valid certificates issued by Halal Certification bodies.
-  The Certification Bodies shall follow the procedure laid down as per the i-CAS-Halal.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.724  FOR  07.02.2024  REGARDING  HALAL  CERTIFICATION  ON  NONVEG. PRODUCTS.

Pc 025 Halal Shariat Islamic Law (HaSIL) Board

Flat No. 402, 3rd Floor, K.F. Tower, Near Charak Hospital, Address Hardoi Road, Almasbagh, Baraura, Husainbadi, Post Chowk, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India

Contact Person Mohd Moazzam

Designation Secretary General

Tel +91-8299157668

Fax

Email ID hasil17O06S@ gmail.com

Website www. hasilboard.com Valid From 31 August 2021 Valid Upto 30 August 2024

Accreditation Standards ISO/IEC 17065:2012

| IAF Scope        | Products/ Processes covered under the scope                          | Description of Scheme                                                     | Normative document(s) [Standard(s)/ Regulation(s) etc]                                                              |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 03 Food Products | Production, preparation, handling and storage of Halal Food products | Certification Scheme Halal-e- HaSIL Issue 04, Rev. 02 Dt. 01 Jan 2021     | MS 1500:2019 read with Schedule 4 of FSSAI Licensing Regulations                                                    |
|                  | Processing of Halal Food products                                    | Certification Scheme Halal-e- HaSIL Issue 04, Rev. 02 Dt. 01 Jan 2021     | MS 1500:2019 read with Schedule 4 of FSSAI Licensing Regulations for process certification other than manufacturing |
|                  | Halal Food Products                                                  | Scheme for Certification GSO 2055-1:2015 Halal Food: General Requirements | GSO 2055-2:2021 - General Requirements for Halal Certification Bodies                                               |
|                  | Halal Meat & Meat Products                                           | India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-(CAS)                               | Part-C 'Requirements for Halal Certification Bodies'                                                                |

|                                                                                                                  | for Halal Products (March 2023)   | https://qcin.org/i-cas   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1. HSC 0201 - Meat of Bovine Animals, Fresh & Chilled                                                            |                                   |                          |
| 2. HSC 0202 - Meat of Bovine Animals, Frozen                                                                     |                                   |                          |
| 3. HSC 0204 - Meat of Sheep or Goats, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen                                                   |                                   |                          |
| 4. HSC 0206 - Edible Offal of Bovine Animals, Sheep, Goat, Fresh Chilled or Frozen                               |                                   |                          |
| 5. HSC 0207 - Meat and Edible Offal of the Poultry of Heading No.01.05, Fresh Chilled or Frozen                  |                                   |                          |
| 6. HSC 0210 - Meat/Edible Meat Offal, Salted, In Brine, Dried Smoked; Edible Flours and Meals of Meat/Meat Offal |                                   |                          |
| 7. HSC 1601 - Sausages and Similar Products of Meat, Meat Offal, Food Preparation Based on These Products        |                                   |                          |
| 8. HSC 1602 -Other Prepared or Preserved Meat, Offal                                                             |                                   |                          |

## ANNEXURE - II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.724  FOR  07.02.2024  REGARDING  HALAL  CERTIFICATION  ON  NONVEG. PRODUCTS.

PC 034

Jamiat Ulama-l-Hind Halal Trust

Address

1, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110002,India

Contact Person

Mr. Niaz Ahmed Farooqui

Designation

CEO

Tel

+91-9312228470, +91-9811570946

Fax

+91-9312228470, +91-9811570946

Email ID

jamiathalaltrust@gmail.com

Website

https://www.jamiathalaltrust.org/

Valid From

08 August 2023

Valid Upto

07 August 2026

Accreditation Standards

ISO/IEC 17065:2012

| IAF Scope    | Products/ Processes covered under the scope   | Description of Scheme                                                | Standards/Regulations/ Normative document(s)                                |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| IAF Scope 03 | Meat & Meat Products                          | Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS) for Halal Products (March 2023) | Part-C 'Requirements for Halal Certification Bodies' https://qcin.org/i-cas |
|              | 1. HSC 0201 - Meat of Bovine Animals, Fresh & |                                                                      |                                                                             |

| Chilled                                                                                                          |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2. HSC 0202 - Meat of Bovine Animals, Frozen                                                                     |
| 3. HSC 0204 - Meat of Sheep or Goats, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen                                                   |
| 4. HSC 0206 - Edible Offal of Bovine Animals, Sheep, Goat, Fresh Chilled or Frozen                               |
| 5. HSC 0207 - Meat and Edible Offal of the Poultry of Heading No.01.05, Fresh Chilled or Frozen                  |
| 6. HSC 0210 - Meat/Edible Meat Offal, Salted, In Brine, Dried Smoked; Edible Flours and Meals of Meat/Meat Offal |
| 7. HSC 1601 - Sausages and Similar Products of Meat, Meat Offal, Food Preparation Based on These Products        |
| 8. HSC 1602 - Other Prepared or Preserved Meat, Offal                                                            |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.724  FOR  07.02.2024  REGARDING  HALAL  CERTIFICATION  ON  NONVEG. PRODUCTS.

PC 037

JUHF Certification Pvt. Ltd.

Address

Ground Floor, Khidmat Charitable Trust, Imamwada Road, Umerkhadi, Chinchbunder, Mumbai - 400009,Maharashtra, India

Contact Person

Mr. Gulzar Ahmed Azmi

Designation

Director

Tel

+91-9321222774

Fax

Email ID

contact@halalhind.com

Website

www.halalhind.com

Valid From

22 November 2023

Valid Upto

21 November 2026

Accreditation Standards

ISO/IEC 17065:2012

| IAF Scope                                              | Products/ Processes covered under the scope           | Description of Scheme                                                         | Standards/Regulations/ Normative document(s)                                |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| IAF Scope 03                                           | Halal Meat & Meat Products                            | Part-C 'Requirements for Halal Certification Bodies' https://qcin.org/i- cas. | India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i- CAS) for Halal Products (March 2023) |
| Food Products (Food chain categoryCV- Slaughter House) | 1. HSC 0201 - Meat of Bovine Animals, Fresh & Chilled |                                                                               |                                                                             |
|                                                        | 2. HSC 0202 - Meat of Bovine Animals, Frozen          |                                                                               |                                                                             |
|                                                        | 3. HSC 0204 - Meat of Sheep or                        |                                                                               |                                                                             |

| Goats, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen                                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4. HSC 0206 - Edible Offal of Bovine Animals, Sheep, Goat, Fresh Chilled or Frozen              |
| 5. HSC 0207 - Meat and Edible Offal of the Poultry of Heading No.01.05, Fresh Chilled or Frozen |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.724  FOR  07.02.2024  REGARDING  HALAL  CERTIFICATION  ON  NONVEG.PRODUCTS.

## MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th April, 2023 No. 03/2023

Subject : Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products,

S.0. 1677(E).-In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby amends the policy conditions for Meat and Meat Products:

## 2. Products covered for the purpose of this Notification are as under:

|   SL.No. |   HS Code | Commodity                                 | Policy Conditions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 |      0201 | MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS. FRESH AND CHILLED | Meat and meat products shall be allowed to be exported as "Halal certified", only if produced, processed and/or packaged in a facility having a valid certification under the "India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i- CAS)- Halal" of the Quality Council of India (QCI), issued by a Certification Body duly accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) as per _ the guidelines issued/amended from time to time. i-CAS Halal and the guidelines can be accessed at https://qcin.org/i-cas. the procedure for export of non-halal certified meat and meat products will remain unchanged. |
|        2 |      0202 | MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS FROZEN             | 2. The export consignment(s) to countries where there is a Regulation on Halal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

|    |      |                                                                                                  | producer/suppler/exporter shall also meet__ the importing country's requirements 'regulations. as applicable, and shall hold valid certificate(s) issued by Halal certification bodies approved under the national halal system of the importing country. In such cases, the Halal certification under i-CAS Halal shall be initially voluntary on the part of the producer/supplier/exporter.   |
|----|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | 0204 | MEAT OF SHEEP OR GOATS. FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN                                                 | 3. All existing Halal certification bodies shall have six months' time from the date of issue of this notification to seek accreditation from NABCB for i-CAS Halal.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|  4 | 0206 | EDIBLE OFFAL OF BOVINE ANIMALS, SHEEP, FOAT, FRESH CHILLED OR FROZEN                             | 4. All existing export units, including those already registered with APEDA as members shall have six months' time from the date of issue of this notification for registering themselves at dedicated and integrated online portal for meat exports developed by APEDA.                                                                                                                         |
|  5 | 0207 | MEAT AND EDIBLE OFFAL OF THE POULTRY OF HEADING NO. 01.05. FRESH CHILLED OR FROZEN               | 5. The export will however be subject to the foreign trade policy as issued/amended by DGFT from time to time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|  6 | 0210 | MEAT/EDIBLE MEAT OFAL. SALTED IN BRINE. DRIED SMOKED, EDIBLE FLOURS AND MEALS OF MEAT/MEAT OFFAL |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|  7 | 1601 | SAUSAGES AND SIMILAR                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

|    |      | PRODUCTS OF MEAT. MEAT OFFAL. FOOD PREPARATION BASED ON THESE PRODUCTS   |
|----|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  8 | 1602 | OTHER PREPARED OR PRESERVED MEAT OFFAL                                   |

4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(11)]

3. Effect of this Notification: Policy conditions for Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products is notified.

[F. No. 01/91/171/166/AM21/EC)] SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI, Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-Officio Addl. Secy.

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