Ma Table Halal Halal registry

Certification bodies

Certifying a halal establishment is the work of the certification bodies, not the registry. This page lists them by country, with their official website, to trace back to the source. The registry issues none of them: it cites those that have already published.

France

ACHAHADA

ACHAHADA (association, 2009). Service provider for slaughterhouses and processing centres; also accredits butcher's shops and restaurants. According to the body: traceability of meat under the "ACHAHADA" signature, supplier commitments, daily presence of an agent at the slaughterhouse, verification of how carcasses are received.

Official website contact@achahada.com

AVS

AVS, À Votre Service (association under the 1901 law, founded in 1991 in Saint-Denis). Slaughter without stunning; since 2018, certifies only meat products. AVS accreditation of restaurants is limited to Île-de-France, Lyon and Saint-Étienne (the "mainland France" coverage applies to product distribution, not to accredited restaurants).

Official website

Germany

Halal Zertifikat (m-haditec)

m-haditec GmbH (Germany). Halal certification in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Official website

Belgium

HFCE

Halal Food Council of Europe, based in Bruxelles (2010). Certifies in several European countries.

Official website

Spain

Instituto Halal

Instituto Halal, Junta Islámica (Spain). Regulates, monitors and certifies halal products and services.

Official website

Italy

Halal Italia

Halal Italia (Italy). Quality certification compliant with Italian and international halal standards.

Official website

Netherlands

HFFIA

Halal Feed and Food Inspection Authority (Netherlands), La Haye.

Official website

HQC

Halal Quality Control (Netherlands), since 1983, headquartered in La Haye. Present in several European countries.

Official website

United Kingdom

HFA

Halal Food Authority (United Kingdom), founded in 1994. Accepts reversible stunning and mechanical slaughter for poultry. Directory of accredited restaurants and products on its website.

Official website

HMC

Halal Monitoring Committee (United Kingdom). Strict standard: hand slaughter without stunning. Database of accredited points of sale available online.

Official website

Switzerland

HCS

Halal Certification Services (Switzerland), Rheinfelden, since 1987. Offices in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France and Greece.

Official website