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HALAL PRODUCTS
STANDARD CERTIFICATION PROCESS

OVERVIEW

Thailand is an open society, and a country which maintains stability and unity
despite differences in belief and religion. His Majesty the King and the government
uphold and support all religions and freedom of worship is allowed.

Muslims comprises Thailand’s largest religious minority. They live throughout the
whole Kingdom with more than half concentrated in the southern provinces.
Muslims are from all walks of life, political, professional and commercial.

Over 3,000 mosques are located nationwide; more than 200 Muslims schools offer
secular and religious education. Muslim organizations make the arrangements for
believers to perform the Haj, while other help young students to travel and further
their studies abroad.

In this atmosphere of openness, Thai society remains Thai in its essence, one
people living peacefully together with a common objective, no matter what
religious beliefs they may hold.

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MILESTONES OF THAILAND’S HALAL AFFAIRS

1948 Office of Sheikhul Islam conducted Halal certification to poultry

abattoir
1998 Ministry of Industry adopted Codex Halal standard as Thailand’s Halal
standard as Thailand ‘s Halal Standard
1999 ASEAN Nations setup a Halal food guidelines for the member
countries
2001 The Central Islamic Committee of Thailand (CICOT) set up regulations
for Halal certification / accreditation as common standard for the
whole country
2002 Thai government proposed the strategy for strategy for establishing
Halal Food Hub in Southern region
2003 Thai government provided the financial support in initiating the
development of Halal – HACCP system
Thai government sponsored the establishment of The Halal Standard
Institute of Thailand under the supervision of CICOT
The Royal Thai Cabinet granted a budget for the establishment of
the Central laboratory and Scientific Information Center for Halal
Food Development so-called “ Halal – CELSIC” at the Faculty of Allied
Health Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

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BACKGROUND

The Halal Standard Institute of Thailand, an exclusive statutory religious

organization, governed by the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand (CICOT) was
established on August 11, 2003 with an aim to legislate and administrate Islamic
religious affairs in the Kingdom of Thailand. The statutes for the administration of
organization of the Islamic Act (the “AOI” Act) were proclaimed by the Parliament
and received a Royal approval on October 17, 1997

The CICOT has a Sheikul Islam , (Chularajmontri), Islamic spiritual leader, as

chairman of the board, His Excellency , by virtue of his position, shares
administrative power and delegates authority to the rest of chairmanship at the
local level known as the Provincial Islamic Committee. The Provincial Islamic
Committee exists in 36 of Thailand’s 76 provinces and has its own administrative
board. The 36 members are nominated to represent their constituents in the
CICOT.

This Halal Standard Institute of Thailand has received budget support from Thai
government with an aim to administrate Islamic affairs in the Kingdom of Thailand
to comply with government policy to promote Thailand food industries as the
Kitchen of the World. Thailand is one of the most important food production
countries with high potential in production and exportation

The Thai government is working to establish the Halal products Industrial Estate in
Pattani Province, in the southern region of Thailand, to promote Halal products or
export, especially to Arab countries in the Middle East.

POLICY

The Halal Standard of Thailand (HIT) aims to develop the HalaI products
standards controlled by the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand (CICOT)

To develop the accreditation process and procedures for Halal products

standard of Thailand as the sole standard

To coordinate and cooperate with concerned bodies in both the public

and private sectors to develop Halal products of Thailand to meet the
requirements of Halal products standards as well as coordinate with
international Halal bodies and accredited Halal certifying organizations
globally.

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VISION

The Halal Standard of Thailand (HIT) is a national institute aimed to develop Halal
products standard and conduct Halal product inspection in accordance with
Islamic Law (Shariah) and parallel to internationally accepted and reliable
standards for both domestic and foreign consumers.

MISSION

1. To study research, develop and establish Halal products standards in

conformity with Islamic Law and parallel to International food standards.

2. To study and analyses problems with the barriers to the Halal products
standard accreditation process and identify corrective actions, while
developing acceptable and reliable procedures for food producers
consumers and concerned bodies of both the public and private sectors
internally and externally

3. To provide training in order to develop manpower related to Halal products

standard activities to improve highly qualified personnel to support
production and expand export opportunities.

4. To carry out inspections of Halal products sites upon food producers request,
the results of which will forwarded to the executive committee for
consideration.

5. To ensure traceability of already certified Halal products, raw materials,

production processes in order to maintain quality and standard according
to Halal products Standard requirements.

6. To coordinate and collaborate with public and private bodies in order to

develop Thai Halal products to meet international Halal products standards
and also coordinate with international Halal organizations and other Halal
accreditation groups to increase reliability and acceptability of Thai Halal
products standard.

7. To increase a wide range of knowledge and understanding of Halal

products standard and Halal products standard accreditation to ensure
more reliability and acceptability among concerned groups.

8. To disseminate information on accreditation and permission for using the

Halal logo on certain products as well as revoking Halal accreditation and
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Halal Logo from food products not conforming to Islamic Law (Shariah) and
international food standards.

9. To carry out other obligations assigned by the Central Islamic Committee

Thailand. (CICOT)

CORPORATE STRATEGY

Management on the basis of good governance

Determine the context of standards and management of Halal products

quality

Build more reliability and acceptability of Halal products standard

Promote and support Halal products for export

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Organization Chart
The Halal Standard Institute of Thailand
( HIT )

The Central Islamic Committee

of Thailand

Executive Board of HIT

(Chaired by the President of Halal
Affairs Department)

Director

Deputy Director of Deputy Director of

Administration Academic Affairs

Head of Human Resource

Head of Planning &
Development &
Research Department
Coordination Department

Head of Public Relations & Head of Inspection and

Foreign Relation Department Legalization Department

Head of General
Administration Department

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Halal Audit & Halal Logo Application Procedures (The Central Islamic
Committee of Thailand (page 1 of 2)
The Halal Science
The Central Islamic The Halal Standard
Center
Business Holders Committee Office Institute of
Chulalongkorn
of Thailand Thailand
University

Submit application
for Halal Logo

New business holder

FAIL Obtain &
Check Training
Application

PASS

Submit application
to authorized
personnel

FAIL Confused

Approve
Council of Halal
application
Solution

Appoint audit Auditor training

Collect sample (if

Perform audit
any)

Perform
analysis

Summarize & Gather analysis

Analyze results results

Work out public

complaints

FAIL
Submit to Halal
Confused
Department
committee for
approval Solution

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Halal Audit & Halal Logo Application Procedures (The Central Islamic
Committee of Thailand (page 2/2)
The Halal Science
The Central Islamic The Halal Standard
Center
Business Holders Committee Office Institute of
Chulalongkorn
of Thailand Thailand
University

Consider approval
for halal compliant

Propose for
CICOT for
approval on use of
halal logo
Collect data:
Number of
business
holders
Slaughter
Receive halal Issue certificate for
man
certificate use of halal logo
Halal
Slaughtering
Supervisor
Halal
Statistics

Publication halal

Organizing
National &
International Halal
Seminars

Training Halal
Appoint Halal
Slaughtering
Consultant/ Halal
Supervisor
Slaughtering
Training Halal
supervisor/ Halal
Consultant
Surveillance
Training Halal
Officer
Surveillance

Process ends

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EXPLANATION OF HALAL STANDARD CERTIFICATION DIAGRAMME

(THE CENTRAL ISLAMIC COMMIITTEE OF THAILAND)

1. In any province without Provincial Islamic Committee, business holder seeking

approval for use of Halal Logo is required to submit application to the Central
Islamic Committee Office of Thailand.

2. Officer of the Central Islamic Committee Office of Thailand receives

application and screen documents submitted.(In case of failure to pass
document screen, business holder is required to correct problems and resubmit
application.)

3. New business holder without previous Halal certification is required to attend

Halal training jointly held by the Halal Standard Institute of Thailand.

4. After completion of training, the submitted application is further submitted to

authorized person for consideration. (In case of the application fails, business
holder is required to correct problems and resubmit application.)

5. After approval, the Central Islamic Committee Office of Thailand forms audit
committee, which consists of Islamic academic, food scientist, industrial
manufacturing specialist (specialists from Department of Livestock in case of
slaughter house). Any how, if some new products attached for certification are
still confused in Halal status this case must be transferred to the Council of Halal
Scholars (Ulama) awaiting for solution.

6. On-site Audit Procedures: Before audit, officer in charge of audit coordinates

with targeted business holder for audit arrangement on prescheduled date
and time. Audit team performs audit on each step of entire manufacturing
process and also issues audit report and evaluation report. Audit team also
performs audit at all warehouses and raw material inventories.

7. Audit team collects sampled product and raw materials with nonconforming
possibility. The collected samples are sent to the Halal Standard Institute of
Thailand, which further forwarding the samples to the Halal Science Center at
Chulalongkorn University for LAB analysis. Analysis results are returned to the
Halal Standard Institute of Thailand, where officer in charge collects audit
results and LAB analysis data for submission to the Halal Affairs Committee for
approval. (In case of disapproval, business holder is required to correct
problem and resubmit application within required period.)

8. After approval by the Halal Affairs Committee, the application is further

submitted to the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand for final approval for

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the use of Halal Logo. In case of arising controversies about ingredients or

products’ raw materials, the case must be transferred to the Council of Halal
Scholars for decision.

9. Business Holders is to be informed if the final approval for the use of Halal Logo
has been granted. Then, business holder will receive Halal Certificate and enter
into Halal use contract.

10. In the stage of Halal Certificate issue, officer in charge also gives business
operator specific code for business operator. The Halal Certificate is signed by
Sheikhul Islam in his capacity as President of the Central Islamic Committee of
Thailand, who is considered as the highest-ranking authorized person, or signed
by other suitable authorized person in case of President’s unavailability.

11. After certification, the following steps are registration and data collection by
the Halal Standard Institute of Thailand such as the number of business
operators / Halal slaughtering supervisor / slaughter statistics / slaughter man /
including Halal Surveillance Officer / Halal consultant.

12. The Central Islamic Committee Office of Thailand appoints Halal Surveillance
Officer to oversee the use of Halal Logo and violation. Concurrently, the
Central Islamic Committee Office of Thailand also appoints Halal consultant for
business holder to improve understanding on Halal food manufacturing / and
consultant for Halal slaughtering supervisor in case of slaughter house attached
to the Central Islamic Committee Office of Thailand.

Additional functions of the institute are:-

Organizing national and international Halal seminars of conference

periodically.

Working out all public complaints about misuse of Halal products and or
Halal logo in the markets by using appropriate law and / or regulation
concerned.

Publication of Halal information and issue.

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Halal Audit & Halal Logo Application Procedures (The Provincial Islamic Committee
(page 1/2)
The Halal Science
The provincial The Central Islamic The Halal Standard
Center
Business Holders Islamic Committee Committee Office Institute of
Chulalongkorn
Office of Thailand Thailand
University

Submit application
for Halal Logo

New business holder

FAIL Obtain &

Check Training
Application

PASS

Submit application
to authorized
personnel

FAIL

Approve Confused
Council of Halal
application
Solution

Appoint audit Auditor training

Collect sample (if

Perform audit
any)

Perform
analysis

Summarize &
Gather analysis
Analyze results
results

Work out public

complaints

FAIL Submit to Halal

Department Confused
committee for
approval Solution

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Halal Audit & Halal Logo Application Procedures (The Provincial Islamic Committee
(page 2/2)
The Halal Science
The provincial The Central Islamic The Halal Standard
Center
Business Holders Islamic Committee Committee Office Institute of
Chulalongkorn
Office of Thailand Thailand
University

Audit approval
result

Propose to The
Provincial
Islamic
Re-Submit Committee
application

PASS
FAIL
Collect data:
Propose for
Issue certificate for Number of
CICOT for
halal food business
approval on use of
manufacturing holders
halal logo
Slaughter
man
Halal
Slaughtering
Supervisor
Receive halal Issue certificatefor Halal
certificate use of halal logo Statistics

Publication halal

Organizing
National &
International Halal
Seminars
Appoint Halal
Slaughtering
supervisor/ Halal
Surveillance
Officer Training Halal
Appoint Halal Slaughtering
Consultant Supervisor
Training Halal
Consultant
Training Halal
Surveillance

Process ends

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EXPLANATION OF HALAL STANDARD CERTIFICATION DIAGRAMME

(THE PROVINCIAL ISLAMIC COMMITTEE)

1. Business holder seeking approval for use of Halal Logo is required to submit
application to the Provincial Islamic Committee in case such business holder is
located in any province under authority of the Provincial Islamic Committee.

2. Officer of the Provincial Islamic Committee Office receives application and

screen submitted documents. (In case of failure to pass document screen,
business holder is required to correct problems and resubmit application.)

3. New business holder without previous Halal certification is required to attend

Halal training jointly held by the Halal Standard Institute of Thailand.

4. After completion of training, the submitted application is further submitted to

authorized person for consideration.(In case of the application fails, business
holder is required to correct problems and resubmit application.)

5. After approval, the Provincial Islamic Committee Office forms audit committee,
which consists of Islamic academic, food scientist, industrial manufacturing
specialist (specialists from Department of Livestock in case of slaughter house).
Any how, if some new products attached for certification are still confused in
Halal status this case must be transferred to the Council of Halal Scholars
(Ulama) awaiting for solution.

6. On-site Audit Procedures: Before audit, officer in charge of audit coordinates

with targeted business holder for audit arrangement on prescheduled date
and time. Audit team performs audit on each step of entire manufacturing
process and also issues audit report and evaluation report. Audit team also
performs audit at all warehouses and raw material inventories.

7. Audit team collects sampled product and raw materials with nonconforming
possibility. The collected samples are sent to the Halal Standard Institute of
Thailand, which further forwarding the samples to the Halal Science Center at
Chulalongkorn University for LAB analysis. Analysis results are returned to the
Halal Standard Institute of Thailand, where officer in charge collects audit
results and LAB analysis data for submission to the Halal Affairs Committee for
approval. (In case of disapproval, business holder is required to correct
problem and resubmit application.)

8. After approval by the Halal Affairs Committee (attached to the Provincial

Islamic Committee Office), further approval for Halal food manufacturing is
sought from the Provincial Islamic Committee Office. The Provincial Islamic

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Committee Office considers granting to business holder Certificate for Halal

Food Manufacturing and appointing Halal consultant for improved
understanding of Halal food manufacturing. (In case of the application fails,
business holder is required to correct problems and resubmit application within
required period and In case of arising controversies about ingredients or
products’ raw materials, the case must be transferred to the Council of Halal
Scholars for decision.)

9. Approval document and Certificate for Halal Food Manufacturing are

submitted to the Central Islamic Committee Office of Thailand to seek further
approval for the use of Halal Logo.

10. In the stage of Halal Certificate issue, officer in charge also gives business
holder specific code for business holder. The Halal Certificate is signed by
Sheikhul Islam in his capacity as President of the Central Islamic Committee of
Thailand, who is considered as the highest-ranking authorized person, or signed
by other suitable authorized person in case of President’s unavailability.

11. After certification, the following steps are registration and data collection by the
Halal Standard Institute of Thailand. Such as the number of business holders / Halal
slaughtering supervisor / slaughtering statistics / slaughter man / including Halal
Surveillance Officer / Halal consultant.

12. The Central Islamic Committee Office of Thailand appoints Halal surveillance
officer to oversee the use of Halal Logo and violation and Halal slaughtering
supervisor in slaughter house attached to the Central Islamic Committee Office
of Thailand.

Additional functions of the institute are:-

Organizing national and international Halal seminars of conference

periodically.

Working out all public complaints about misuse of Halal products and or
Halal logo in the markets by using appropriate law and / or regulation
concerned.

Publication of Halal information and issue.

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Remarks:

If none of the Provincial Islamic Committee in the area where the factory is
Located the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand (CICOT) takes all
charges instead.

Authorized Halal consultant registerated by the Central Islamic Committee

of Thailand, the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand is assigned to
supervise the Enterprise, or the factory where Halal products or Halal
slaughtering respectively concerned.

Islamic Food Laws (Shariah) is obligatory practiced paralled to other

international Food Standard e.g. Codex

The Halal Emblem /Logo are the copyright of the Central Islamic Committee
of Thailand (CICOT) and protected by Law.

Halal Slaughtering Supervisor perform supervisory duties in slaughter house

by inspecting the entire slaughtering procedures and ensure compliance
with Islamic Laws / Regulation of the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand
Governing Halal products Standard Certification and the Use of Halal
Logo B.E. 2548 and Halal Food Regulation on traing Country.

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HALAL CERTIFICATION

The Halal certification system applied in Thailand accountants for the slaughtering
houses, processed foods and services. The area of processed food is subject to the
following certification guidelines:

Laboratory testing of a food sample presented by the manufacturer, the

tests being conducted in appointed universities in Thailand.

Upon approval of the lab test, the manufacturer applies to the Central
Islamic Committee of Thailand for plant inspection.

Halal certification is issued only after every step of the manufacturing

process has been approved.

The service sector plays a major role in providing Halal products and services to
the Muslim consumer market. The process of preparing and delivering the product
or service must strictly follow the requirements for Halal certification.

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