Halal Certificate Service From IFRC-ASIA Halal Certification

IFRC-ASIA International Halal Certification
 
IFRC-ASIA is a divison of Bahtera Lagenda Sdn. Bhd. (BLSB). BLSB is a company to assist businesses and enterprises to obtain halal certificate for products, eating establishments and food stuff, from authorities i.e. Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM), for local products.
 
BLSB itself produces halal certification under the name of I·slamic Food Research Centre ASIA (IFRC-ASIA) for local food products and eating outlets, and International food products. We will assist all food related industries to obtain the necessary halal certification to enable them to tap the local and international Muslim markets.
 

We have a team of well-trained staff who will be able to provide advice as well as training. With years of experience and expertise in halal certification, our very own Managing Director, Tuan Hj. Abdullah Fahim Ab. Rahman (former Director of Halal JAKIM), is also able to provide consultation on any required halal matters.
 
 
THE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION OF HALAL CERTIFICATION
 
1) Halal Certification started for two reasons:
 
a) Because the M·uslims are of the minorities. To this situation, the M·uslims need their food to be certified. We can see these phenomena in South African ( Cape Town), Fiji,New Zealand and other parts in the world. The halal food can be seen in M·uslim Restaurants and the halal meat can be subscribed from their own butcher.
 
b) Because the M·uslims are of simple majority like Malaysia or of a so-called majority like Indonesia, but food are scattered every where which need to be determined whether it is halal or non-halal.
 
Note: For countries where M·uslim are absolute majority like Arab countries in the Middle East or North Africa, halal certification is required only for meat or meat products. However, Products of meat free need not to certify or to be recognized as halal. For them the general foods in the market are already halal without duly halal tagging.
 
 
2) For these two categories of M·uslim countries, the minority and the simple majority, halal certification had started in late70s or early 80s. Why? Because in those days, food as started coming from various countries such as USA, Europe, China and any where in the world. These food or fast food contained meat or animal derivatives that need to be certified. Before 70s or 80s, no such food had come to Muslim countries like Malaysia,Brunei and Indonesia. Therefore, certification was not seen as very important.
 
 
Late 70s or early 80s
 
As the result of such a demand for halal certification, there exist a few certification bodies in USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China, Taiwan and so on. They are: I·slamic Foods and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA), I·slamic Services of America ( ISA) and Halal Food Council International (HFCI) in USA. We see Australian Federation of I·slamic Council ( AFIC), Federation of I·slamic Association of New Zealand (FIANZ), I·slamic Development Department of Malaysia (JAKIM), I·slamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), Ulama Council of Indonesia ( MUI), Central I·slamic Committee of Thailand (CICT) and many others in the region. Other bodies exist in France, Germany,United Kingdom, Netherlands and everywhere in the world.
 
 
Early 90s and early millennium
 
In the early 90s and early millennium, the number of halal certification bodies has increased double. This is due to the demand for halal certification especially in countries that need to export products to Muslim countries such as China, USA, Europe, Australiaand New Zealand. It is no surprise if halal certifications bodies increase from time to time in countries like China, because China is a very big country. There is no law in any country to restrict certification body to the locals only, as the discretion to choose is in the hand of customers.
 
As more certification bodies all over the world come into existent from time to time, they are subject to recognition or rejection. Certificate issued by some minor certification bodies may be rejected by other countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.