- Machines, Utensils, Devices and Process
Devices, utensils, machines and processing aids used for processing halal food should not be made or contain any material that are decreed as haram and shall be used only for halal food.
In case of converting processing line containing najis into halal production line, that line shall be washed and ritually cleansed as required by Islamic law (This item is necessary to be described i.e. quantity and types of water, characteristics of najis to be removed, this procedure shall be supervised and verified by the competent
authority of halal food.) The line shall be used and operated for halal food only. Repetition in converting the line to haram line and back to halal line shall not be permitted.
Oils used to maintain machines that have been in contact with food directly, those shall be made of plants and non haram material added.
Measurement and testing that affect to product properties or human health must be changed and adjusted.
- Storage, Display, Service and Transportation
All halal food that are stored, displayed, sold or served shall be categorized and labeled halal and segregated at every stage so as to prevent them from being mixed or contaminated with things that are non halal.
Transportation shall meet the product condition such as the product required for refrigerated in all step, it shall be implemented requirements of cool keeping procedure, and vehicles also are in compliance with hygiene and sanitary requirements.
- Hygiene and Sanitation
- Hygiene and sanitation are prerequisites in the preparation of halal food. It includes the various aspects of personal hygiene, clothing, equipment and the working premises and processing or manufacture of food.
- Halal food shall be prepared, processed, packaged, transported and stored in such a manner that they are in compliance to hygiene and sanitary requirements of General Principles on Food Hygiene and other relevant Codex Standards.
- Chemicals and hygienic and sanitary agents shall be suited with using in food production.
- Chemicals and hygienic and sanitary agents shall be suited with using in food production.
(Haram ingredients are prohibited such as alcohol added to food.)
