Restaurants & Eating Out

Is a “Halal” Sign at a Restaurant Enough?

Answered by Halal Monitoring Services Updated

HMS Answer

NO

No. Anyone can place the word Halal on a menu, window or website. The better question is who verifies the claim and whether the restaurant is currently certified.

The full answer

No.

Anyone can place the word Halal on a menu, window or website.

A better question is: Who verifies the claim?

Find out where the meat comes from and whether the restaurant is currently certified by a trusted monitoring organization.

Answers in the Halal Knowledge Center reflect the standards followed by Halal Monitoring Services (HMS). HMS certifies only what it checks.