Halal certification states that the food or the products are permissible for the followers of Islam and no haram product or procedure is used while its manufacturing or processing.

Halal is an Arabic term which means 'permissible or lawful'. Halal is related to Islam and its dietary laws an is specifically related to meat processed and prepared as per the requirements of the laws.

Companies are getting their products halal certified so that their products can be exported to Islamic countries. It must be noted that the followers of Islam constitute 1.8 billion population of the world, i.e., 24.1% of the world's population. In addition to this, only halal-certified foods are allowed in many Islamic countries.