Halal Certifiers Compared

There is no single halal authority. Each body sets its own criteria, and two marks on two packets can mean different things. The table compares the bodies whose published standards we have read; the rest are listed below it.

Compared

BodyCountryCoversStunningMachine slaughter
HMCHalal Monitoring CommitteeUnited KingdomMeat, food and outletsNot permittedNot permitted
GİMDESGıda ve İhtiyaç Maddeleri Denetleme ve Sertifikalandırma Araştırmaları DerneğiTürkiyeFood and drinkPoultry onlyNot permitted for poultry
AVSÀ Votre ServiceFranceMeat onlyNot permittedNot published

Not published means we found no position on this in the body's published standard.

Each body's page lists the documents its positions were taken from.

Other certification bodies

These bodies are listed for reference. We have not yet checked their positions against their own published standards, so we do not state them.