What is halal accreditation and how does it differ from halal certification?

Answer

Halal certification is the work of bodies that assess whether a product or service complies with halal requirements and then issue a certificate. Halal accreditation looks one level higher: the Halal Accreditation Agency of Türkiye (HAK) evaluates those conformity assessment bodies against nationally and internationally recognised technical criteria, confirms their competence, and audits and monitors them at regular intervals. In short, a certificate concerns the product, while accreditation concerns the body that issued it. This two-tier structure lets you ask whether the halal certificate in front of you came from a body that is itself supervised. This explains an administrative framework only; it is not a religious ruling about any particular product.