Halal food: Contract for preparation, not the issuer’s decision

Contract for preparation, not the issuer’s decision

If an offer includes halal logo permission within consultancy, ask who will issue the decision and under which food scope. Agree recipe review, supplier questions, process mapping and responsibility for resolving gaps as separate preparation tasks. Do not equate a consultant’s invoice with acceptance or label permission. Preserve confidentiality without withholding ingredients the actual issuer needs to assess.

Programme conditions and worked assessment

Example: A manufacturer sends one raw-material certificate as the certificate for its whole sauce range. Distinguish material identity, finished-product list and manufacturing scope. Sharing an ingredient does not give every formula the same assessment outcome. Explain shared equipment and processing aids through actual flows. Check HAK status, body identity and food scope together. A customer's request does not let a consultant authorise a logo; the actual issuer's conditions govern its use. Match the certificate to the products it really covers.

Evidence and authority boundary

The HAK register supports current body status and scope checks. Another entity's certificate cannot establish Kayra/QRS authority; food safety and halal assessment are not the same outcome.

Official sources

Checked: 3 October 2026. Worked examples are hypothetical evidence-planning cases, not customer transactions.

• english.hak.gov.tr
• smiic.org