Which kinds of bodies can be accredited by the Halal Accreditation Agency?

Answer

HAK currently runs three different halal accreditation programmes. Bodies that certify products and services as halal, bodies that certify people who will work as auditors or experts in the halal field, and laboratories that carry out tests for halal conformity may all apply to the Agency. The Agency's programme page also carries a heading for proficiency testing providers in the halal field. For each programme, the underlying OIC/SMIIC standard and the mandatory HAK application documents are set out separately. The legal framework for the programmes is drawn by the Regulation on the Accreditation of Halal Conformity Assessment Bodies, published in the Official Gazette of 16 October 2019, issue 30920.