Diapers, tyres and wall tiles: Do certifiers need to grant halal logo for more products?
KUALA LUMPUR - “We shouldn’t be trying to certify the whole world,” said Dr Muhammad Munir Chaudry, on the wings of the Halal Certification Bodies Convention in Kuala Lumpur. “But some countries believe everything is doubtful unless it is certified.”
The president of the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA), a Chicago-based certification body, was remarking on possible excesses in halal certification, a matter that had been exercising some of the certification bodies attending the convention.
The flames of debate are fanned by publicity from companies that have recently gained halal certification for diapers, sanitary napkins and reusable gloves, items which many people would not consider to require halal certification.
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