ADFCA Role in Controlling HALAL ADFCA Role in Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi EmirateFood in Abu Dhabi Emirate

Eng . Samia A.; Dr. Rola S.; Eng . Samia A.; Dr. Rola S.; Dr. Mutasim I.; Dr. M. S. Salim; Dr. Mutasim I.; Dr. M. S. Salim;

Waheed Al Awadi ;Dr. Hamid RajabWaheed Al Awadi ;Dr. Hamid Rajab&&

Dr. A. EldawDr. A. Eldaw

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Addressed TitlesAddressed Titles

Compliance with Halal requirements.Compliance with Halal requirements.Current status of Halal regulations.Current status of Halal regulations.GSM role.GSM role.Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Emirate.Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Emirate.Laboratory role in Halal food verification. Laboratory role in Halal food verification. Reported cases of Non Compliance.Reported cases of Non Compliance.Some observations in Abu Dhabi Abattoirs.Some observations in Abu Dhabi Abattoirs.Problems Need to be Addressed.Problems Need to be Addressed.

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Approaches to Implement & Ensure Approaches to Implement & Ensure Compliance with Halal RequirementsCompliance with Halal Requirements

1.1. Participation:Participation:

i.i. drafting regulations drafting regulations

ii.ii. recognition of Halal certification bodiesrecognition of Halal certification bodies

iii.iii. verification of Halal processes including verification of Halal processes including certification . certification .

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2.2. Awareness educationAwareness education

3.3. Enforcement of regulations .Enforcement of regulations .

4.4. Amend regulations & standards of Amend regulations & standards of

Halal food.Halal food.

Approaches to Implement & Ensure Approaches to Implement & Ensure Compliance with Halal RequirementsCompliance with Halal Requirements

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Regulations that Govern Halal Regulations that Govern Halal Food in UAE: Food in UAE:

1.1. Standards issued by the Emirates Standardization Standards issued by the Emirates Standardization & Meteorology Authority & Meteorology Authority

(ESMA) or issued as Gulf standards (GSO).(ESMA) or issued as Gulf standards (GSO). http://www.esma.aehttp://www.esma.ae

2.2. Decrees, manuals and requirements issued by the Decrees, manuals and requirements issued by the General Secretariat of Municipalities ( GSM). General Secretariat of Municipalities ( GSM). http://www.baladiat.gov.aehttp://www.baladiat.gov.ae

3.3. Decrees and policies issued by Abu Dhabi Food Decrees and policies issued by Abu Dhabi Food Control AuthorityControl Authority (ADFCA)(ADFCA) http://http://www.adafsa.aewww.adafsa.ae

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1.1. Standards issued by (ESMA) or Standards issued by (ESMA) or issued as Gulf standards (GSO):issued as Gulf standards (GSO):

General requirement of Halal foodGeneral requirement of Halal food Halal slaughtering requirements.Halal slaughtering requirements. Requirements for accrediting centers Requirements for accrediting centers

involved in Halal food certification.involved in Halal food certification. Methods for testing pork and lard in food Methods for testing pork and lard in food

products.products. Halal food issues in all the vertical standards Halal food issues in all the vertical standards

for food commodities that may contain for food commodities that may contain ingredients of meat, alcohols, gelatin , fat ingredients of meat, alcohols, gelatin , fat ….etc.….etc.

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Decrees:Decrees: Pork & Lard and their derivativesPork & Lard and their derivatives..

Halal slaughtering (Dhabh) requirements as Halal slaughtering (Dhabh) requirements as part of the Good Hygiene Practice (GHP) .part of the Good Hygiene Practice (GHP) .

Requirements for Animal Feed.Requirements for Animal Feed.

Requirements for the import of MeatRequirements for the import of Meat..

2.2. GSM Legislations:GSM Legislations:

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Decrees:Decrees: Procedures for accreditations of Islamic Procedures for accreditations of Islamic

associations & abattoirs.associations & abattoirs.

List of authorized signatures, recognized List of authorized signatures, recognized slaughterhouses, Islamic centers and food slaughterhouses, Islamic centers and food factories. factories.

Permitted levels of alcohol in juices & Permitted levels of alcohol in juices & drinksdrinks

2.2. GSM Legislations:GSM Legislations:

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Manuals:Manuals: Assessment of slaughterhouses and animal Assessment of slaughterhouses and animal

farms .farms .

Inspection of meat at borders checkpoints .Inspection of meat at borders checkpoints .

Assessment of Islamic associations.Assessment of Islamic associations.

Inspection of Meat in butcheries.Inspection of Meat in butcheries.

2.2. GSM Legislations:GSM Legislations:

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Requirements:Requirements:Animal FeedsAnimal Feeds

Specifications of animal feed (free of Pork Specifications of animal feed (free of Pork and blood, animal origin & Halal and blood, animal origin & Halal slaughtering), (Decree 22/49/98).slaughtering), (Decree 22/49/98).

Laboratory report and Halal certificate, Laboratory report and Halal certificate, (decree 30/56/2001).(decree 30/56/2001).

Shelf life for different types of animal Shelf life for different types of animal Feed).Feed).

2.2. GSM Legislations:GSM Legislations:

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Requirements:Requirements:Meat ImportationMeat Importation

Requirements for the exporting Requirements for the exporting slaughterhouses & certifying Islamic slaughterhouses & certifying Islamic association), (Decree 4/3/1982-4-3).association), (Decree 4/3/1982-4-3).

Requirements & procedures for the Requirements & procedures for the accreditation of the Islamic associations accreditation of the Islamic associations involved in Halal certifications, (Decree involved in Halal certifications, (Decree GSM/32)GSM/32)

2.2. GSM Legislations:GSM Legislations:

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GSM Roles: GSM Roles: Managing and Preventing Halal ProblemsManaging and Preventing Halal Problems

Pork & Lard: Problem ManagementPork & Lard: Problem ManagementBanning contaminated products, initiateBanning contaminated products, initiate

recall of products and permit recall of products and permit

importation following compliance with importation following compliance with

Halal regulation.Halal regulation.

Preventive measures i.e. mandatory Preventive measures i.e. mandatory

declaration to indicate fulfillment of declaration to indicate fulfillment of

Islamic slaughteringIslamic slaughtering . .

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GSM Roles: GSM Roles: Managing and Preventing Halal ProblemsManaging and Preventing Halal Problems

Pork & Lard: Problem ManagementPork & Lard: Problem Management

Mandatory reports “Pork & Pork derivatives- Free”

Gelatin (if included) should be of animal that is Halal for Muslim

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GSM Roles: GSM Roles: Accreditation of Islamic Associations & Accreditation of Islamic Associations & SlaughterhousesSlaughterhouses

Mechanism for accrediting Islamic Associations.Assessment Visits. Authorization of UAE Embassies to monitor Halal processes.List of accredited slaughterhouses, and Islamic centers.

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GSM Roles:GSM Roles: Setting limits of the accepted Permitted Alcohol Setting limits of the accepted Permitted Alcohol levels in Juices & Drinkslevels in Juices & Drinks

Permitted level of naturally occurring alcohol provided that the detected alcohol is not added and not present as a result of industrial fermentation) .traces of alcohol may be detected within permitted levels in commodities such as

Fruit juices, Drinks, Vinegars,…etc

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Controlling HALAL Food Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi

Emirate Emirate

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Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Emirate Emirate

Food available at any point of time in Abu Dhabi Emirate is either produced locally {in Abu Dhabi Emirate or in another Emirate of UAE} , imported through the different control check points of Abu Dhabi Emirate or is in transit move to another country.

Any food containing additives of animal origin (e.g. gelatin, enzymes…..etc )should have Halal certificate before it is permitted into Abu Dhabi.

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Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Emirate Emirate

Food produced locally {in Abu Dhabi or in other Emirates} is usually produced following the Islamic rules and regulations that are set by GSM and other local authorities.

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Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Emirate Emirate

Meat origin, type and status should be identifiable by Abu Dhabi inspectors during the routine inspection .

Any meat bearing no stamp is condemned, referred to courts (fine, closure or revocation of license).

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Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Controlling HALAL Food in Abu Dhabi Emirate Emirate

Imported food (carcass and meat cuts), Halal certificate showing that the animals or birds:

Are of species permitted for Muslims as source of meat.

Slaughtered in a plant (approved list) that only slaughters species permitted for Muslim food.

Slaughtered under the supervision of an approved Islamic association.

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The Certificate should also show: Exporter name, dates, amounts of meat,

status of the products (fresh, frozen, vacuumed ).

Amount and type of meat stated in the certificate should exactly match the consignment.

Date of issuance of the certificate (testified by UAE embassy or of other GCC country or Arab country in case there is no UAE embassy in that particular country).

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Laboratory role in Halal food verification.Laboratory role in Halal food verification.

Importance of having laboratory tests for Halal food Chemical and Biochemical techniques.

Currently ADFCA tests for alcohol and pork and in process of developing molecular techniques to detect non-halal animal species

We face no HALAL food problems for all food

produced locally.

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Reported cases of Non Reported cases of Non ComplianceCompliance

Difference in slaughtering dates and amounts between that stated in the HALAL certificate and that in the carcass tag or packing list .

Arrival of a consignment from a non approved abattoir or from an abattoir that is temporary not permitted to export to UAE due to any reason.

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Reported cases of Non Reported cases of Non ComplianceCompliance

Arrival of meat with different status (fresh, frozen or vacuumed ) from that approved (by the GSM) for a particular abattoir.

Health certificate number is not stated (in HALAL certificate) , different or unidentifiable

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Reported cases of Non Compliance Reported cases of Non Compliance

Information required is not complete .

Providing copies of certificates rather than the original ones.

HALAL certificate not accompanying the consignment.

ADFCA usually rejects any consignment that arrives separately

from its HALAL certificate.

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Reported cases of Non Reported cases of Non Compliance Compliance

Correction and re - correction of information and dates usually complicate situation and never solve problems. Trust is usually jeopardized when correction and re correction is so easy.

Our experience proved beyond doubt that some companies are ready to produce endless number of certificates trying to correct a situation that requires rejection due to valid HALAL reason.

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Some observations in Some observations in Abu Dhabi AbattoirsAbu Dhabi Abattoirs Islamic methods of slaughtering (Halal

slaughtering) is quite consistent with GHPs and welfare aspects (facilitate efficient bleeding, ease skinning, watering of animals prior to slaughtering dilute of gut and minimize contamination) .

Cutting of spinal cord is prohibited . Poultry slaughtering strictly follows Islamic

rules and regulations.

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Problems Need to be Problems Need to be AddressedAddressed::

Products containing meat or additives of animal origin produced in a country , shipped to another , re-labeled and exported to UAE.

Products of Islamic countries but contain additives or ingredients of animal origin from another country

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How far should we go tracing How far should we go tracing

additives of animal origins ????additives of animal origins ????

A Big Challenging Question:

Problems Need to be Problems Need to be Addressed:Addressed:

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