Ensuring Halal Integrity With Rigorous Auditing & Certification

At the Halal Regulatory Commission, we have a highly qualified and experienced team to undertake comprehensive auditing and surveillance visits whilst working with companies to ensure they meet with our comprehensive written standards. Our experts include specialists in Islamic Law, ingredients and additives, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health and safety, hygiene, quality control and production.

Islamic Law

Ingredients and Additives

Chemicals

Pharmaceuticals

Cosmetics

Health & Safety

Hygiene

Quality Control

Production

About us: Authentic & Pure Halal Certification

The Halal Regulatory Commission is determined to ensure that all sites and products audited and certified are Halal and Tayyib (pure) in accordance with Scripture (Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah). Halal is not just about ingredients as the Muslim consumer expects the highest standards of auditing in management, quality control, hygiene, procurement, storage, transportation, production, and packaging. With increasing demand for Halal certified products both in Europe and around the world, the Halal Regulatory Commission can ensure your Halal products are both credible and pure.

Our Mission: A Transparent & Ethical Halal Ecosystem

The Halal Regulatory Commission (HRC) is an auditing and certification body comprising highly respected individuals in the Muslim community. We aim for a complete ‘Halal Lifestyle’ for the Muslim consumer not just the consumption of Halal guaranteed food. We use pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, leather and travel and trade around the world. At HRC We ensure that the plates for example are not the ‘bone china’ variety that utilise crushed bones in their structure, as part of our auditing processes.
All consumables are now part of a global supply chain and depend upon their constituents from around the world. As such there is even more requirement to be transparent and comprehensive in auditing and certification. Our standards are some of the strictest in the world whilst being practical, sustainable and scalable. allowing any company which is serious about Halal to produce Halal.
All our auditors are Muslim auditors, trained and employed by HRC with all our profits and much of our proceeds going to charitable causes.

Understanding Halal & Haram: A Quick Guide

Understand the clear distinctions between Halal and Haram, Our guidelines ensure compliance with Islamic dietary laws for ethical and pure consumption.

Animals

All land animals that feed off grass, leaves and seeds are generally halal (such as cows, sheep, deer, camel etc.), with the exception of pig which is explicitly mentioned to be Haram. These Halal animals only become permissible to eat via Halal Slaughter. This must be undertaken by a Muslim slaughterman causing minimum suffering to the animal whilst the animal is alive and with the pronounciation ‘bismillaahi Allahu akbar’ on each and every animal. The only land animal permitted without slaughter is the locust. Carnivorous/predatory land animals are generally Haram such as dog, cat, tiger, lions etc.

Birds

Birds that do not tear flesh with their claws are generally halal such as chicken, duck , pigeon, Quail etc. and birds which tear flesh with their claws (birds of prey) are haram such as eagle, crow and vulture.

Sea Animals

All animals from the sea are considered Halal according to all schools except hanafi school which considers only fish to be lawful and prawns to be makrooh (doubtful). Sea animals do not require Zibah.

Doubtful

In auditing terms, any product considered mashbooh (doubtful) is not considered halal unless it is demonstrated as such. Thus gelatine or renet can be from both halal or non-halal sources and must be demonstrated to be halal otherwise it is rejected.

Meet Our Experts: Scholars & Advisors

A panel of esteemed Islamic jurists and scholars ensures that our certification process aligns with strict Halal principles. Their expertise guarantees the highest standards of authenticity and compliance.

Maulana Zafer Mahmood Firashwi

President Jamaate Ahle Sunnat UK
Founder of Jamia Kareemia, Manchester
Former Imam Victoria Central Park Mosque, Manchester
Founder of Kareemia Youth Forum
Founder of Kareemia Women League
Founder of Kareemia Welfare Council
Advisory Council to the Bank of Scotland Shariah Board
BA Punjab University
Masters in Islamic Theology Darul Uloom Qadriya Jilania, Rawalpindi
Member Jamiat Ulema Pakistan
Author of several books in Urdu and English.

Maulana Syed Asad Ali Shah

President Organisation of Sunni Scholars Wales
Masters in Islamic Quranic Sciences from Darul Uloom Qadria Jilania Rawalpindi
Imam Central Mosque Bristol
Secretary General, International Muslims Organisation (UK)

Allama Rasool Baksh Naqshbandi

Masters degree in Islamic Finance, University of Damascus, Syria
Imam Central Mosque Coventry
Chief Lecturer Jamia Islamia, Coventry
Founding Member of Mahkamah Council of Jurists for Islamic Finance
Chief Mufti, Hijazi Council of Jurists

Maulana Niaz Ahmed Siddiqi

Presiding Scholar of Sunni Confederation of Mosques West Midlands
Imam of one of the biggest Mosques in UK, Ghamkol Sharif Mosque Birmingham
Double Masters in Islamic Jurisprudential Sciences and comparative Fiqh, Jamia Islamia Nizamia Pakistan
Joint Secretary of Jamat Ahle Sunnat UK

Mufti Mohammed Sharfuddin Ashrafi

Chief Scholar Islamic Shariah Board UK
Doctorate in Islamic Jurisprudence and Fatwa, University of Nizamia Pakistan
Masters in Islamic Hadith Sciences, Jamia Shamsul Uloom Pakistan
Imam Central Mosque Milton Keynes
President of Mahkamah Council of Jurists for Islamic Finance
Presiding Mufti of Hijazi Council of Jurists

Shaykh Tauqir Ishaq

Chartered Coastal Engineer
Chief Executive Hijaz College
Secretary General, International Muslims Organisation
Lecturer Jamia Islamia, Coventry
Founding Member of Mahkamah Council of Jurists for Islamic Finance
President of Hijazi Council of Jurists

Maulana Abdul Majeed

Chairman Islamic Information Centre Bristol
Former Imam Central Mosque Bristol
Secretary General World Islamic for Youth Mission (Wales)
Masters degree in Islamic Jurisprudence, Jamia Islamia Sharqpur Shareef
Diploma in Qiraat at world famous Ghulam Rasooli Foundation, Lahore

Maulana Qari Mohammed Tayyab

Imam Central Mosque Old Trafford Manchester
Principal Jamia Islamia Manchester
Mufti, Darul Iftah Manchester
Secretary General Union of Sunni Scholars of Northern England
Double Masters in Islamic Quranic Sciences University of Rasoolia Sherazia Lahore
Publisher of Maktaba Nooria Hasnia

Executive Committee: The Leadership Behind HRC

Shaikh Tauqir Ishaq

Shaikh Tauqir is an Islamic Scholar specialising in a number of fields in Islamic law. He is an international lecturer, author and co-fonder of HRC. The Shaikh has over 20 years experience in Halal and extensive experience in auditing and certification and deals with a variety of major halal businesses around the globe. He has authored one of the most comprehensive global standards for halal which are both practical and stringent whilst being industry-friendly and has trained and advised numerous Halal auditors.

Mr Faried Chedie

Faried is a highly experienced auditor and senior trainer in a number of Halal areas, including Abattoirs, food processing and leisure and tourism. He has extensive experience in all aspects of shari’ah compliant processes and products. He is a co-founder of HRC.

Mr Furqan Adam

Furqan manages all financial aspects of the business and liaises with clients in this respect whilst being an auditor in his own right.

Expert Consultants

HRC also employs consultants with expertise in food additives, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, Abattoirs and legal issues – who can advise, assist or audit as required.

Auditing & Certification: Trusted Halal Certification Process

HRC undertake annual audits using our comprehensive written standards by experienced and highly trained Halal auditors. All aspects of procurement, ingredients, processes and training are assessed. A companies commitment to halal is an essential aspect of this assessment and we work closely with companies to ensure compliance.

Audits are transparent, thorough and investigative, ensuring that there is no weakness or risk in halal integrity.

All ingredients are checked to source and anything doubtful (mashbooh) is rejected.

Please contact us on info@halalreg.com in order to apply for an audit and to find out up-to-date information about our certified suppliers.

Contact Us: Let's Get in Touch

Hollybush, Upper Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1RH, United Kingdom

New Halal Ltd T/A Halal Regulatory Commission

E-mail: info@halalreg.com