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Amina, The Third Gulf Conference on Halal Industry and its Services – May, 2014

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The Role of Accreditation Bodies in “Attestation “ of Halal Products Amina Ahmed Mohammed

Director of Dubai Accreditation Department (DAC) – Dubai Municipality

[email protected]

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Introduction ا��م �� ور �� هللا و��؛؛؛

Good morning...

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Beginning of my speech I would like to extend my greetings and appreciation to The

organization committee of conference for their kind invitation and cooperation in

developing the halal industry in our region.

My brief speech is to continue what my esteemed speakers started during the

previous days, about the halal industry and service. Also, to highlight the role of

accreditation bodies in Attestation of halal products via applying the necessary

standards and schemes.

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Contents

Let’s start with the contents….

We are going quickly to our presentation contents which comprises of:

• What is Halal Accreditation? And World of Accreditation

• Global System for Halal Accreditation and challenges facing

• Halal conformity assessment infrastructure

• Dubai Accreditation Center role and model in Halal Accreditation


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What is Halal Accreditation?

As you know that the figures of the trade between OIC countries and NON-OIC is

increasing every year. This trade represents a large share of the gross domestic

product of most countries. And this is lead for need of concrete conformity

assessment systems to cover such trade and providing consumer rights protection,

quality and safety of the goods and trade.

And here, accreditation comes on the top of the confidence in the international trade.

As, accreditation determines the technical competence, reliability and integrity of

conformity assessment bodies.

CABs are organizations that check conformity and compliance with standards and

regulations through testing, verification, inspection and calibration.

Accreditation works through a process of transparent and impartial evaluation of

these organizations against internationally recognized standards and other

requirements.

For our Halal accreditation it is of course covering the same in addition to the SHAR’A

specifications and requirements .

Halal Accreditation (HA) is a third-party attestation related to all Halal conformity

Assessment Bodies (HCABs) conveying formal demonstration of their competences to

carry out specific Halal conformity assessment tasks.

Such specific tasks may include but not limited to:

� Halal food testing laboratories

� Halal Inspection Bodies: (import and export, Inspection services

companies, Food control authorities),

� Halal Certification (certification companies, Islamic societies).


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DAC

Please allow me to introduce you, About DAC & its activity of accreditation and our

contribution to the local trade and regional and international markets.

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DAC and Halal Conformity Assessment

Dubai Accreditation Department participated in many areas of conformity assessment

and Halal accreditation activities at the local, Regional and Internationally level

through the representation of UAE in SMIIC. To establish and start proper

accreditation system matching with international requirements and achieves all the

terms of specifications for halal products according to Shari'a . Which we are willing to

receive its recognition very soon.


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Challenges Facing Halal Accreditation

Some of the challenges we are facing on Halal Accreditation:

1- Differences between National and international Halal standards.

2- Discrepancies and differences in Halal certification schemes.

3- Lack of Accredited Halal Testing Laboratories

4- Different Halal Recognition systems between Muslim Countries.

5- NO established Accreditation system for Halal industry in OIC countries.

From the example of challenges it has been understood that it is a shared

responsibility between the concerned parties and organization.. each party should

play fully their role to fulfill a chain of CONFIDENCE

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Confidence in Halal Products

Confidence in the Halal market place and in our daily life is essential.

Accreditation is covering a wide range of requirements and standards for providing

such confidence to the Muslim nation

Such as; Governments, Halal market Businesses and finally the main target who is

the Muslim Consumer, who always looking for wellness and trust in his life and

products.

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Why Halal Accreditation

To Government..

There are many duties placed on government departments, Local authorities and

other agencies to ensure that Halal principals are complied and maintained.


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Accreditation works with governments to support the trust in Halal products and

services. As, accreditation is being used more widely as an alternative to direct

Government involvement, and as a way of reducing cost of the services.

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Halal Accreditation shall provides to the governments:

� Assurance for governmental bodies to rely on private sector halal conformity

assessment bodies (laboratories, inspection and certification bodies )

� Reduce the need for legislations and elimination of bureaucratic measures and

delay in services.

� Reduce the duplication between OIC countries and provides means of ensuring

reliability of activities in Halal market and products.

� Open new markets for business to meet the Halal standards and reduction of

services cost.

� Providing Muslims trust:

One Accreditation system via OIC is the only guarantee for the Muslim public to have

trust in Halal service and products.

� Supporting the Governmental sector in providing a well-trusted inspection

service.

e.g. Slaughtering Houses Inspection according to ISO/IEC 17020

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We talk about the geverment & the important of halal accredidtation to them

To Business..

It became a very important to all the Halal business partners that; All concerned

parties who are dealing in Halal sectors should receive adequate information and

understanding about the Halal Accreditation and benefits they will gain from such

systems and how it will assist in their product fit and compliance with the legislations

and standards.


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Halal Accreditation shall provides to the Business:

� Elimination and removal of trade barriers and different regulation and

requirements of Halal products and business.

� Reduction of products incompliance by having a valid test results from

accredited laboratories.

� Minimize the clearance time of Halal goods at the ports and final destinations by

having united certification scheme.

� Open new market for exporting companies from non-OIC and OIC by having one

Halal LOGO

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As is clear that we all strive for Muslim consumer satisfaction, whether we are

government agencies or dealers and this only come with the full confidence in the

services provided. Its a simple equation to gain the Muslim consumer TRUST

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Trust and Confidence in Halal Products

It is clear that access to trusted Halal product by the Muslim consumers, will come by

joint efforts between the governments and halal business, and by attested product

from Farm to Table and this cannot be achieved without a recognized halal

accreditation system.


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Role of DAC in Halal accreditation

As shown on the diagram, DAC is running its Halal accreditation scheme with the

concerned CABs and authorities to provide a world-class and recognized system:

This world class scheme has been dictated from our Shari’s principals, Halal local and

SMIIC standards, international accreditation requirements

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Elements of DAC Implementation Model

As, emphasized Halal accreditionan model is consisting

of the:

The Halal Inspection and certification bodies

Shall operate their management system as per requirements of GSO-2255-2, SMIIC-2,

ISOIEC 17020, 17021/ISO 17065

Competent Laboratories :

Halal Compete laboratories shall be accredited according to ISO 17025 and meet all

the halal testing requirements of halal products.

The start of any product certification is it’s compliance with the standard

specifications. Hence, the accredited laboratories running under the Laboratories

Accreditation Scheme are of a vital role in implementing the system and meet the

chain of confidence.


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Halal Accreditation Process

The following is a simple model of Halal accreditation process which compresses of:

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Conclusion

At the end of my presentation ..

It is obvious that, Halal accreditation is playing a vital Role

in The Halal Quality Systems Infrastructure to facilitate

the national, regional as well as the World Trade.

Accreditation has been built to remove the trade barriers.

Based on this important role in Halal business and trade, and for the

implementati on of the Dubai initiative to make Dubai the capital of Islamic

economy.

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Conclusion

� Dubai Accreditation Center started the Halal Accreditation scheme to cover:

o Halal food chain, Processes, non-food commodities and services .

� The developed accreditation scheme is fully meet ESMA, GSO, SMIIC and the

international requirements for accreditation of conformity assessment bodies

ISO/IEC 17011.

� The system will provide the necessary attestation and confidence to the Muslim

consumers.


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At the end of my presentation we hope in the near future to have the UNIFIDE

Halal scheme.

� One Standard,

� One Certifcation activites schem

� One Accreditation process

� Halal Food Certificate , worl wide recognized.

Thank you for your Kind attention. ا��م ��

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