Certificate
Halal certification
The certificate has to be recognised where the goods land, not where they were issued.
Requirements for seafood differ from those for meat, and they differ again between destination markets. What does not differ is the practical point: recognition is local. A halal certificate from a body the receiving authority does not accept is an expense that buys nothing, and the time to establish which bodies are accepted is before production, not when the consignment is at the port. Where a buyer requires halal documentation, the destination and the accepting body belong in the specification alongside the size band.
Issued by
A certifying body recognised in the destination market
What it covers
- Handling and processing under the certifying body’s scheme
- Documentation that travels with the consignment
- Segregation requirements where the plant runs mixed production
What it does not cover
- Automatic acceptance in a market that recognises other bodies
- Any statement about sustainability or quality grade
- Retail labelling requirements, which are separate
How we verify it
We confirm which body issued the certificate and whether that body is recognised in the stated destination before the offer is made. Where it is not, we say so at the specification stage, which is the only point where it can still be changed cheaply.
Fish of Norway does not hold this certificate and does not claim to. We verify our suppliers’ certificates against the issuing register, and that is the claim on this page.
Our full verification standard