One of the accreditation bodies accredited by SCIENCE Technical Documentation Inc. is IHI ALLIANCE (International Halal Integrity Alliance, International Halal Integrity Alliance). This organization was established in 2007 in Malaysia.

In recent years, the halal food industry has been growing and not only in Muslim countries, but also among Muslims living in non-Muslim countries. halal food their quests and discussions continue. Because, still, the concepts of halal and haram are discussed and it is not possible to decide what is forbidden in terms of islamic beliefs and what is forbidden in some products.

People who do not want to be tempted by religious beliefs and therefore want to be fed with halal food, want to know what food they consume. This has led to the emergence of Halal Food standards. The Halal Food Certificate has been proved by following the Halal Food standards during production.

The main characteristic of this standard is that food products are in compliance with the principles of Islamic belief in all processes from raw material input to presentation to consumer. All additives used in the composition of the product must be in accordance with Islamic religious criteria and humanitarian requirements in terms of both source and method of acquisition.

We started to work on halal food certification in Turkish Standards Institute 2011. The certification studies are based on the standards prepared by the Standards and Metrology Institute of Islamic Countries in Istanbul.

In the world, halal food certification is the first country in Malaysia. IHI ALLIANCE, headquartered in Malaysia, conducts certification work on an international level and authorizes compliance assessment bodies as an accreditation body upon request.

IHI ALLIANCEis an international non-governmental organization and has been established to maintain the integrity of the halal market understanding in global trade. Other studies were conducted on halal food before this establishment. The purpose of these studies is to eliminate the differences of practice, to create a general acceptance on halal certification and to develop an accreditation process adopted by Muslim countries.

One aspect of the debate on halal food is sectarian differences. For example mussels are not permissible according to Hanefi sect. In the Hanafi concept, eating the meat of fish that are not like fish is haram. Accordingly, animals such as oysters, lobster and crab are also not considered to be halal. However, according to the Shafi, Maliki and Hanbali sects, the meat of these animals is halal.

The SCIENCE certification body has decided to take into account the opinions of sects in the certification studies. If one sect considers it halal, another sect considers it haram, Halal Food Certificate this will be indicated in the certificate. The names of the denominations will be found under the certificate and the denomination that accepts the product will be marked.

Similarly, the natural organic dyestuff E120 Karmin, which is obtained from an insect and used in many foodstuffs, is considered as haram by some denominations. This will also be shown on the certificate.