Which Products or Services that Can be Applied for Halal certification?
Almost every product can be applied for a Halal certificate, as long as it meets the requirements. Usually, food industries are the one who gets this certification mostly. MUIS Halal itself offers 7 types of Halal Certification schemes that can be chosen per company type and needs:
- Eating establishment scheme: issued to retail food establishments, including restaurants, school canteens, bakeries, confectionaries; and temporary stalls in bazaars, flea market, trade fairs, etc.
- Endorsement scheme: issued to imported; exported or re-exported products.
- Food preparation area scheme: issued to catering establishments and central kitchen facilities.
- Poultry abattoir scheme: issued to poultry abattoirs for freshly slaughtered poultry
- Product scheme: issued to products which are manufactured or partly manufactured in Singapore
- Storage facility scheme: issued to stationary and mobile storage facilities, such as warehouses
- Whole plant scheme: issued to manufacturing facilities
What is the Benefit of the MUIS Halal Certificate in Singapore?
Gaining a halal certificate would allow your business to connect to both the Singapore market and around the world to a larger public. A significant part of the entire food sector is halal food. This pace in the market is growing every year. As the world’s interest in halal food rises, the value of receiving the approval for halal food rises. Moreover, the rise in the number of Muslim tourists is yet another crucial determinant.