Guides
Halal certification guides
Practical guides to halal certification in Latvia and the EU: how the standard works, what an audit checks, and how producers, restaurants and importers meet it.
Certification
Certification
How to get halal certified
Halal certification tells Muslim buyers, retailers and importers that a product meets Islamic dietary rules and that an independent body has checked it. This guide explains what the ALHALAL Committee looks for and how a producer in Latvia or the EU gets certified.
Certification · 5 min read
Certification
Halal certification for food producers
Halal certification confirms that everything in a food product, and the way it is made, meets Islamic dietary rules, checked by a body independent of the producer. For a producer in Latvia or the EU, it is what opens the door to Muslim consumers and to the retailers and importers who ask for proof.
Certification · 5 min read
Certification
Halal certification cost and timeline
There is no fixed price for halal certification and no single timeline; both are scoped to your operation. This guide explains what moves the cost, how the process runs stage by stage, and the ranges you can realistically plan around.
Certification · 5 min read
Standard
Standard
What the halal slaughter standard requires
The zabihah standard sets out how a permitted animal must be slaughtered for its meat to be halal, and it has to work inside EU and Latvian law on animal welfare. This guide explains the requirements and how the ALHALAL Committee audits a slaughter line.
Standard · 6 min read
Standard
Keeping halal integrity in logistics and storage
A product made correctly can still lose its halal status in storage, transport or at the shelf. This guide explains how the ALHALAL Committee expects halal integrity to be kept across the supply chain, and what to document along the way.
Standard · 5 min read
Ingredients
By sector
By sector
Halal certification for meat and poultry processors
For a meat or poultry processor, halal certification covers the whole plant, from where the meat is slaughtered to what goes on the label. This guide sets out what the ALHALAL Committee checks and how to keep halal and non-halal production apart.
By sector · 5 min read
By sector
Halal certification for dairy, bakery and confectionery
These sectors rarely hold an obvious haram ingredient. The halal risk sits in the enzyme that set the cheese, the conditioner in the dough and the glaze on a sweet. This guide walks through each one and the alternatives producers use.
By sector · 5 min read
By sector
Halal certification for restaurants and catering
Guests who keep halal need to trust that the kitchen does too. Certification gives a restaurant, hotel or catering operation an independent check that its halal food is sourced, prepared and served correctly, and a certificate it can show. This guide explains what the ALHALAL Committee looks at and how a venue gets certified.
By sector · 6 min read
By sector
Halal certification for cosmetics and pharma
Halal rules reach cosmetics, supplements and medicines through the same ingredients they govern in food. This guide covers the recurring questions, alcohol and animal-derived materials, and how the committee treats the harder cases in pharma.
By sector · 5 min read