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As a Muslim, and as human what we can eat:

Allah/God created us and sent us the guidance through revelation on the chosen people who are Prophets PBUH. Each prophet got revelation from God upon them.  The revelation of our beloved Prophet Muhammed PBUH, in relation to beliefs, sentiments and acts of ordered whether conclusive or presumptive is called Islamic sharia. Who informs us how to live a good human life in this world and what to eat and what not to eat? The Muslim dietary guideline also covers by shariah law, to inform us what good to eat and health for us to consume.

Halal:

The word “Halal” is an Arabic word, means permitted or lawful, permissible, to consume and eat.

Halal Food and Non-Food: Halal food is the food including drinks, is allowed to be consumed according to Islamic rules and that comply with the requirement mentioned in halal standards.

Haram:

The Opposite of “Halal” is “Haram” means, “not allowed”, “forbitten”, “not permissible”, “prohibited” due to so many reasons, example of any food, drink, or non-food is not complying as per halal shariah guideline( Pork in all form like meat or its  bi-products, and non-halal animal, dead animal, etc, animal not slaughter as per sharia standards. any filth, Najis, impure, and hazardous, intoxicated.)
Please follow the list of Haram or not permissible for further study.

Simplify as:

The food and non- Food that shall contain any animal meat product or bi-products as value added or added as processing aid, at any time of processing, that is prohibited by shariah from being consumed by Muslim.

It does not contain any impurities /Najis /Filth according to the Islamic shariah and fatwa guideline. Allowable animal (Cow, goat, lamb, birds, sheep’s etc) such Animal not slaughters as per shariah law are also Haram or not permissible, non halal animal listed separately some of the example, like Pig, wild animal, monkey, bear, elephant ,  lion, tiger ,donkey etc, any halal listed animal kill before halal slaughter or slaughter without the name of the God or Allah  at the time of slaughter use the name of idol or false God  come under category of haram, any cross contamination between halal & non-halal products equipment’s, utensils, machinery, vicinity, tools, storage transport , which contaminate  the  status of Halal product such products and bi- products are also comes under the same category as non-halal,  also fellow any  Food and drink which cause intoxication, or hazardous to human.

Mashbooh:

Means “Doubtful”, food and non-food items if the source is not declare or not clearly mentioned that it is from halal source or comes from haram source come  in the category of Mashbooh (doubtful until the source not declared, as halal source or haram source), for example Gelatine is come under same category until the sources of gelatine is not clear, even if Halal animal are not slaughtered as per shariah law are in Doubtful condition until complete evidence of Halal certificate issued from Halal certifying body to prove  halal source example of  such material, ingredient, processing aids, emulsifier, food colour, stabilisers, chemicals  are present and use in the food and non-food processing.

Major theme:

The Oceania Halal services Certification procedure will provide the client a clear picture and procedure of halal structure adapted on international halal standards. OHS is dedicated to provide Halal Services and certify a perfect halal wholesome food and non- food products, beverages and also cover consumable of our daily use for the Muslims community in and around Australia and also to overcome the world Halal Market demand. The OHS will get a leading position in the halal market soon and this is important in the development of the Australian economy.

The dream of each of us  “To become a world leader in the halal market”, We must take wise and strong scientific steps to develop and establish a commercially viable Halal Services system to fulfil halal market need, as well as serve  our clients inside and outside Australia New Zealand and Fiji, The OHS will provide technical structure and strength  to the halal system in the region.

1. The Oceania Halal services have the capability to perform locally in Australian market with the halal standards and will get its halal accreditation soon as per Australian standards for export purposes. Later we will perform Halal audit and certify halal meat and meat products for export. The conformity accredited body will provide the halal certification to OHS, which helps to get export logos of AUST-MEAT, thereby confirming the level of compliance to both manufacture and the user. We will follow international halal standards mentioned above for Halal certification audit and training purposes.

2. No fee will be charged from the client by the Oceania Halal services at the initial level of application process. Oceania halal services need complete information and documentation evidence which helps in product assessment and procurement. The process and ingredient check and halal sources of each products are the key component of our assessment with evidence of product specification documents ,purchase slips, receipt  menu, research and development documents, and halal certificate of the product or the ingredient if any  from the suppliers which prove that the  ingredients used or will use in to develop product ,or any processing aid used in the process are halal and safe.

3. The business needs to specify the Halal Policy procedures and system. There shall be no cross contamination between halal and non-halal products, ingredient, system and site, and halal ingredients shall be used all time or in further processing like halal value-added material. The application signed by the higher management owner or director or CEO of the business, include business plan, number of processing site number of the products and number of employees working and final estimated turnover or production per day. Restaurants and take away which include ready to eat food. The documents include the food Packaging materials and cleaning chemicals details.

Rejection:

Oceania Halal services, Halal Food safety experts and Shariah panel members, reject the application on strong evidence, if the application is not qualifying as per Halal shariah standards (complete assessment and verification of ingredient and documents provide by the client, shows that the product Ingredient, raw material or Process is not Comply as per Halal standards and Shariah compliance.) The application will be rejected and informed to the client through Email.

Note: If the Application is rejected, it can be reviewed and one of OHS members will sit with the company person under the supervisor to give the alternate acceptable solution as per sharia standards, and advice for alternative ingredient, process or any other change acceptable under halal standard. The application will be sent to the panel for review and final decision.

To simplify the Halal Audit and certification procedure please follow the below diagram and read the final comments. 

Halal Audit & Certification Structure of the Application Process and Procedure:

Assurance of Certification and Trademark of Halal Label

Issue certificate and approval to use the Oceania Halal Services Certificate, label and/or logo on foodstuffs.

• Public Information: Update website as certified organisation and register. Also, notify the relevant authorities.

• Audit and Certification: The costs of certification include administration charges, desktop audit, in-person site audit, and the certification license cost.

• Determined by the following:

1. We always check the nature of the product being certified.

2. Certification has 03 years validity and dependents on compliance with the standards depends on outcome of surveillance audits and lab result if any

3. Surveillance frequency will be stipulated as every six months. In addition, visits may be conducted as per company policy and requirement of Halal standards.

4. We required the number of sites and size and complexity of the client and its production.

5. We confirmed the number of products being certified.

6. A Client can able to write for extension of scope of certification to cover its additional products, process and sites. Follow by OHS experts for necessary action such as audit /evaluation of documents

7. The OHS provides clients with a two-year certification license subject to surveillance audit which may annually, or more frequently depending on the nature of the operations.

8. Slaughtering and abattoir will get 1-year halal certification with surveillance visit every six months, renewal will be linked with surveillance and unannounced audit.

9. The renewal form should be submitted 3 months ahead of expiration.

• The businesses that are deemed suspect, or if a mistake is discovered or misuse of the halal logo or non-halal ingredients used in the process or products, cooking and serving, OHS will withdraw the halal certificate or halal logo after a complete investigation.

• Any food fraud complaint will be checked and analysed through an accredited local and international laboratory for the sake of food security and protection of halal food integrity.

• All the cost will be paid by the company involved in the fraud or mislead, of that product as per standards.

• Food Products: We provide halal certification and auditing and assist in the selection of best food products and safe halal ingredients from reputed and world-renowned local and international suppliers. We help in arranging the internal and third-party Halal audit for your suppliers to make sure that all products purchased are safe and halal.

• Food Preparation Area: We provide the information and help to get the correct food preparation area as per local council and halal perspective. The client’s business site will be visited by our company experts to review the plan and provide all information about separation and segregation of halal and non-halal systems. All standards followed as per local council and other government and safe food requirements.