Halal certified food

What does it take for a consumable product to become a Halal certified food ?

What does Halal means ?

According to Wikipedia, Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. The term is also used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law (Sharia, الشريعة الإسلامية).

Here in the Philippines Halal Certified Products includes beef and chicken, but not pork. I had a muslim friend , she said pork is not considered Halal because it is not humanely slaughtered.

• The Quran teaches that God is extremely displeased with those who prohibit anything that was not specifically prohibited in the Quran

"He only prohibits for you the eating of animals that die
of themselves (without human interference), blood, the
meat of pigs, and animals dedicated to other than GOD. If
one is forced (to eat these), without being malicious or
deliberate, he incurs no sin. GOD is Forgiver, Most
Merciful." 2:173

• animals killed in the name of Allah is permissable. It is Halal

So what does it take for a food to be considered a Halal certified product ?

Beef, chicken and fish.

Well, anything lawful. I think that the real essence of the Halal certified products seal is to to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law.

Here in the Philippines there is a site created for the listing of Halal Certified Foods.

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