The necessity of laboratory analyses to verify the authenticity of Halal products

Halal businesses include agriculture, filter aid products, food additives, beauty and personnel care products, halal beverages, halal chemicals, halal eating, halal food ingredients, halal food products, halal packaging and machinery, halal restaurants, halal shipping and logistics, health and medical, household, industrial and chemical products, Islamic clothing and textiles and other businesses. For halal food alone, it was reported that the global market value is more than US$800 billion. The growing halal food market all over the world has prompted the establishment of halal standards and certification systems to safeguard Muslim consumers. The supply of halal ingredients and finish products could come from across the globe and the authenticity of these ingredients is of paramount important for Muslims. Laboratory analysis could be complemented with the halal certification procedures to alleviate the doubt caused by unscrupulous manufactures who would gain from the ever-increasing halal industry. Therefore, the potential of various techniques for the halal products authenticity are discussed. The techniques discussed include