Applicant and Certification Responsibilities
Complete information and timely responses help the review move efficiently. The exact evidence and timing still depend on the proposed certification scope.
Share your products, facilities, suppliers, activities, and target markets through the needs assessment.
Halal Watch reviews the initial scope, identifies the likely service path, and prepares an individualized proposal.
A written proposal describing the proposed scope, services, timing, and fees.
Confirm the proposed scope, authorized contacts, and agreement terms, then sign the required documents.
Halal Watch confirms acceptance and establishes the protected working relationship for proprietary information.
An accepted engagement with a documented scope and confidentiality terms.
Complete the initial payment described in the accepted proposal.
Halal Watch confirms activation and provides the next document and scheduling requirements.
An active certification file ready for evidence collection and review.
Provide complete product lists, formulations or specifications, supplier evidence, flow charts, sanitation records, traceability information, and labels relevant to the scope.
Halal Watch evaluates the evidence, identifies gaps, and confirms the areas and records that must be verified on site.
A review record, resolved questions where possible, and an audit-ready scope or requests for additional evidence.
Provide facility access, relevant records, responsible staff, and the production or operating context agreed for the visit.
The auditor observes receiving, storage, production, sanitation, segregation, traceability, packaging, and labeling controls relevant to the scope.
An audit record documenting conformity and any findings or corrective evidence required before a decision.
Resolve any remaining findings and complete the final payment required by the agreement.
An authorized reviewer evaluates the application, document review, audit record, and corrective evidence rather than issuing a decision during the walkthrough.
Certificate issuance when requirements are satisfied, identifying the approved products, activities, facilities, and validity period.
Process Questions
Halal Watch coordinates proposal acceptance, document review, the facility audit, corrective actions when required, and the final certification decision.
Halal Watch certification typically takes two to three weeks when the application and supporting documents are complete, the facility is ready, and audit scheduling is available. Complex products, missing supplier evidence, corrective actions, or export requirements can extend the timeline.
Yes. The certification process includes a facility audit in addition to document and ingredient review. The auditor verifies receiving, storage, processing, sanitation, segregation, traceability, packaging, and labeling controls within the approved scope.
The finding is documented and the business is given an opportunity to correct the issue. Evidence of correction is reviewed before the certification decision. Serious or unresolved nonconformities can delay or prevent certificate issuance.
Renewal confirms that the approved products, ingredients, suppliers, facilities, and operating controls remain compliant. Businesses should report material changes during the certification period rather than waiting until renewal.