SHARJAH, 20 June — The halal stamp found on some food products which do not contain any meat ingredients is only certification of a product’s conformity with the halal requirements, said Ali Murshid, head of the Public Health Section of Sharjah Municipality.
Clearing confusion over the issue of the halal stamp which some people find misleading, especially when it is seen on vegetarian products, he said the stamp is a value-added certification for the product, a concept launched by the Supreme Islamic Consultative Council for Halal Food based in Jeddah. The council is the authority of global standard for halal food and comprises prominent figures from Al-Azhar University and King Abdul Aziz University.
Murshid explained that the members of the council consist of food manufacturers from various parts of the globe including the Far East, Europe and America.
