HMS Certification & Monitoring

Does an HMS Certificate Last Forever?

Answered by Halal Monitoring Services Updated

HMS Answer

NO

No. Certification has a validity period and continued compliance is required, so consumers should check the current HMS listing rather than an old certificate photograph or social-media post.

The full answer

No.

Certification has a validity period and continued compliance is required.

Consumers should check the current HMS listing rather than relying on an old photograph of a certificate or an old social-media post.

Certification status can change.

Answers in the Halal Knowledge Center reflect the standards followed by Halal Monitoring Services (HMS), which operates as part of the Shariah Board of America. HMS certifies only what it checks.