Free, maintained companion to Halal-Ready Packaging — 2026 Edition: the official databases to verify a certifier, two printable compliance tools, and the three dates worth watching this cycle.
Get the complete guide · €149Certifier websites list their recognitions generously — these are the sources that actually count. Ten minutes here is the cheapest insurance in the book.
The list of certification bodies the Saudi Halal Center itself recognizes — verify any candidate CB here before signing, never on the certifier's own claims.
Saudi Food & Drug Authority's import-control portal: registration requirements, rejection causes, and the Ghad platform entry point.
The UAE federal registry under Cabinet Decree 10/2014. Recognition is granular — check the exact country and product scope, not just the logo.
SFDA's online registration platform for imported food products. Registration precedes shipment — start the file before you need it.
Dubai Municipality's current food-item service combines product registration with label assessment; ZAD is the UAE's federal food-registration layer. Use the live official service catalogue rather than a legacy FIRS bookmark.
Indonesia's federal halal agency. Check the recognized foreign-CB list before assuming your existing certificate qualifies for the SHLN fast route.
Obtain barcodes through your national GS1 member organization, not a third-party reseller. Saudi conformity checks now verify against the GS1 registry.
The 14 compliance lines from Chapter 3, plus the 11 typography lines from Chapter 5 — the full checklist to run before any file goes to the printer.
↓ Download PDFSide-by-side comparison of the mandatory declarations — the five structural differences that mean your EU panel must be rebuilt, not edited.
↓ Download PDFThe official GSO project page lists an Initial Draft updating GSO 2055-1:2015. The public page does not reliably expose a current comment deadline; verify status before acting.
Transition deadline 17 October 2026; mandatory application begins 18 October 2026 (BPJPH) — imported products included, applied by category. Book audits early — recognition networks tighten around the deadline.
Pending lunar observation. Nearly a fifth of MENA's annual FMCG sales — the design decision lives six months before iftar.
A focused reliability and rights-clearance pass. The regulatory position is unchanged:
halal.sfda.gov.sa references were replaced with the live official directory at halal.gov.sa.The PDF remains 74 pages with navigation bookmarks, clickable source links, full metadata and Fast Web View optimization. Automated regression checks now block the obsolete Saudi domain, the former GAC wording and the old version label.
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Regulatory precision pass, sourced against primary texts:
Plus the file itself: navigation bookmarks, clickable table of contents and source links, full document metadata, embedded license, Fast Web View optimization, 74 pages. Both free printables below updated to match.
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This page exists because the book promised it would track what changes after printing. Three updates in this revision:
Plus minor refinements: GSO 150 date-format nuance (day/month/year under 3 months' shelf life; month/year above), lupin added to the allergen list, and typographic corrections in Chapter 5.
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