Fish & Co is halal-certified again
Food chain Fish & Co has announced that it is once again halal-certified.
In a Facebook post yesterday, the chain said it has successfully renewed its certification.
The New Paper first reported last month that it had lost its halal certification in March.
Its renewal application had been initially rejected due to incomplete information.
However, it said it was still complying with halal standards at the time, while HalalHub Consultants, the halal certification consultant engaged by the chain, said it was then in the process of submitting a new application to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis).
HalalHub Consultants chief executive Ustaz Azmi Abdul Samad said the reapplication was successful this time after it rectified certain aspects of its submissions, declining to go into detail.
He said: "Halal certification is important, and the industry is continually developing here. This episode is a good case study for the halal industry with regard to maintaining halal certification."
He added that the certification process has become increasingly challenging as not all halal-certifying bodies are recognised by Muis.
This means that even though certain products have been certified halal by an institution outside of Singapore, they may not be accepted as halal here if Muis does not recognise the certifying organisation.
Ustaz Azmi said there is room for improvement in this area, and it is a good thing for organisations to strive for a higher standard of halal compliance.
He said: "The Muslim community in Singapore relies on halal certification, especially for eateries with high risk items such as meat."
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