Halal Compliance

Halal is the requirement for the followers of the Islamic religion, which affects basically foods and beverages. A set of standards determine whether or not a food product meets Islamic dietary restrictions. The type of food as well as the preparation of food are in the scope of respective evaluations. Besides, with the transformation to modern technologies, food had undergone many processes. This has raised the awareness among Muslim consumers concerning potential forbidden ingredients in the processed food. An additional concern is the risk of cross-contamination in food-processing, packaging, storage and worldwide transportation. In the past consumers cared only about Halal food, but nowadays consumers realize, that Halal includes the entire supply chain from raw material sourcing to manufacturing, transportation, storage and handling.

In recent years the expectation on Halal standards for food products has been continuously widened. There are different standards of Halal due to various established understandings of the Islamic Law. In some countries even packaging for food, beverages, drugs and cosmetics are considered to be mandatory of being in the scope of Halal. Siegwerk as ink manufacturer principally applies this stricter requirement, which demands printing inks printed on packaging for consumer products to be Halal. This approach has even been extended to all Siegwerk inks. Indonesia has implemented a comparable strict Halal regulation which acts as a benchmark for quality, safety and hygiene. This is the reference for Siegwerk’s Halal Policy globally.