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M8-Pro-01 Justice, Trade & Work Product & Service Assurance CORE Excellence v2.9.7

Halal Integrity & Traceability System Implementation

This criterion assesses the organization's commitment to establishing and maintaining a robust Halal Integrity and Traceability System (HITS) for its food products. It evaluates the system's comprehensiveness, covering all stages of the supply chain from sourcing raw materials to final distribution. The HITS must ensure compliance with Halal standards, regulatory requirements (including UK Food Safety Act and Trading Standards), and customer expectations. This includes documenting Halal procedures, verifying suppliers with recognized certification, implementing traceability mechanisms (one-up/one-down plus internal genealogy), managing non-conformities, and conducting regular audits. A well-implemented HITS guarantees Halal integrity, enhances consumer trust, and promotes ethical business practices. The system incorporates food fraud and vulnerability controls (VACCP/TACCP), logo/artwork governance for halal claims, and contractual controls with suppliers to prevent misrepresentation. For manufacturers, this requires full batch genealogy; for food service (restaurants/catering), this requires dish-level traceability linking ingredients to menu items.

Compliance 2
  • Traceability system enabling regulatory compliance (Art. 18 one-up/one-down) and internal batch genealogy. Data retention must align with shelf-life plus 12 months.
    Process Essential
  • Withdrawal/Recall Procedure: Aligned with FSA/LA requirements, including notification triggers and mass balance reconciliation. Conduct at least one Halal-specific mock recall annually with defined success criteria (100% batch identification, >99.5% mass balance reconciliation).
    Process Essential
Good 10
  • Comprehensive Halal Policy and Manual covering all operations, including a governance model defining senior management accountability.
    Governance Essential
  • Supplier Halal Assurance SOP: Requires an approved certifier list per market, certificate authenticity verification (portal/QR/email), expiry alarms with stop-ship rules, and tier-2 assurance for high-risk materials.
    Process Essential
  • Ingredient Introduction Procedure: Mandatory 'gate' ensuring no new ingredient, processing aid, or packaging is purchased until halal status is verified and approved.
    Process Essential
  • Segregated Logistics SOP: Defined procedures for handling non-Halal materials to prevent cross-contamination during transport and storage, including validated cleaning procedures (ATP/protein swabs), color-coded zoning, and dedicated utensils/lines.
    Process Essential
  • Standardized Halal Risk Assessment (HCP/HCCP): Register with minimum fields (hazard, likelihood/severity, controls, monitoring, verification) integrated with HACCP/VACCP/TACCP.
    Risk Management Essential
  • Halal Claims Control Procedure: Governance for artwork/labels including certification scope matching, logo license approval, and pre-release sign-off by Halal Compliance Officer.
    Governance Essential
  • Regular Audits & Management Review: Internal halal audits (min. quarterly), external certification audits, and management reviews covering KPI trends, non-conformities, and fraud alerts.
    Monitoring Essential
  • Complaint Management System: Triage matrix with severity levels (mislabeling vs. fraud), response SLAs, and mandatory escalation to certification bodies/regulators for serious incidents.
    Process Essential
  • Publicly available information on Halal certification and compliance.
    Transparency Medium
  • Transparent communication with consumers regarding Halal assurance.
    Transparency Medium
Better 6
  • Utilization of interoperable traceability standards (GS1 EPCIS/GTIN/SSCC).
    Technology High
  • Third-party Halal certification from reputable bodies recognized in target markets.
    Excellence High
  • Collaboration with Halal experts and consultants.
    Collaboration Medium
  • Continuous improvement of HITS based on audit findings and feedback.
    Continuous Improvement High
  • Employee incentive programs to promote Halal compliance.
    Stakeholder Engagement Medium
  • Conduct annual food fraud vulnerability assessments (VACCP) and food defense (TACCP) per PAS 96:2017; engage with National Food Crime Unit alerts.
    Risk Management High
Best 2
  • Integration of HITS with existing quality management systems (e.g., ISO 22000) and BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 traceability/vulnerability controls.
    Excellence High
  • Tech-enabled traceability (e.g., Blockchain) with defined minimum datasets (batch, expiry, cert ref) and UK GDPR compliance (RoPA, DPIA for high-risk processing).
    Technology High

Related Criteria

M8-Pro-02 Independent Quality Audit & Certification (Halal & Safety) M8-Pro-06 Ethical Marketing & Honest Representation M8-Pro-07 Accurate & Transparent Product Labeling M8-Pro-08 Effective Complaint Handling & Product Recall Protocol M8-Pro-09 Shariah Compliance Audit & Traceability
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2.9.7 2025-11-05

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Administrator 2026-03-07 11:08:15.672953

📋 **Version updated: 1.0.0 → 2.9.7** **Changes:** Updated islamic_references from mizan-297.json

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