USA Halal Chamber of Commerce, Inc. dba ISWA Halal Certification Department

For poultry, we accept both manual (hand) and mechanical slaughter method with our Muslim supervisors present to make sure the cut is being done properly and to say the blessing. Anything missed by the machine is done by hand.

machine · www.ushalalcertification.com/halal-certification/halal-certification-g

For beef and all other large animals, all slaughter is done by hand (manual slaughter).

slaughter · www.ushalalcertification.com/halal-certification/halal-certification-g

We do allow the use of stunning, per our guidelines. As a part of our certification process, we check the stunning to verify it is not killing the animal and that they can be revived.

stunning · www.ushalalcertification.com/halal-certification/halal-certification-g

Note: We do not accept any gas stunning for any type of raw material

gas stunning · www.ushalalcertification.com/halal-certification/halal-certification-g

There are various methods of performing the slaughter which include hand/manual (performed by a Muslim holding a knife) and machine/mechanical (a Muslim is present saying the Tasmiyah, but the cut is done by the machine). Both methods are acceptable in Islam.

definition · www.ushalalcertification.com

We review documentation from the client and conduct an on-site inspection of their facility.

monitoring · www.ushalalcertification.com/halal-certification/what-is-halal-supervi