Definition of the QFC Standard

The Qibla Food Control standard (QFC) is a quality standard which was developed corporately by Muslim authorities and experts from the industry.

QFC-halal certifications of manufacturing companies are performed by neutral, independent and accredited certification institutes. For such activities exclusively Muslim, competent auditors (e.g. veterinarians, technicians, agronomists, etc) are deployed. The auditors examine the companies under supervision of Muslim authorities and decide together with them whether to certify the company.

The QFC-standard describes the Islamic theological requirements for halal and haram and puts them in the form of an objectively verifiable standard as procedure and test report. The standard represents a uniform system of rules for the producers and it facilitates the implementation of defined requirements into the production processes. According to the rules of the standard raw materials, additives as well as the implementation of quality systems and the necessary data are checked and analyzed.

According to the QFC-standard only complete facilities can be certified. The standard does not certify single products of a plant. The producer has to be able to produce halal compliant products continuously.

This way errors are excluded, which may occur if only some products are certified but not the company and the production lines. The QFC standard ensures the maximum safety for all Muslims of all products which are classified as being “halal”. These products are awarded with the certificate as attestable, transparent, reputable, verifiable and traceable “halal”.