Apply In-Person:

1. To obtain Halal Certificate in person, the applicant has to approach the Halal certificate agency or Food and Drugs Authority. Contact link
2. Information related to the respective office and License authority can be obtained from the “Office locations and contacts” section of this page.
3. Read carefully through the application form as there contain different section.
4. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. Submit the completed form in two copies along with the supporting documents (listed below) to the respective office or the head office.
7. An auditing of premises and inspection will be performed by respective authorities.
8. The audited report will be considered for grant of license.
9. If the results are satisfactory, certificate will be issued within a 15 days to 1 month.
10. Halal Council may refuse a halal certification application if the client does not comply or fails to comply with the halal requirements.

• Requisition for certificate on letterhead.
• Company registration certificate.
• Copy of the manufacturing & Export license.(If the applicant has in your hand)
• Copy of the License/Health certificate from Ministry of Health department.
• Pest control procedures.
• Production Flow Chart.
• Specimen of the products with original packing.
• Plant Diagram.
• Images of the company logo, packing & Manufacturing units in JPEG format.
• Other Documents like ISO, GMP, HACCP, KOSHER as available
• Lab Report
• Ghana Card

Top Certifier
Certification agency
Address: 19 Kofi Annan St, Accra, Ghana
JR89+QX Accra, Ghana
Contact number: +917760536555
Location link

Cover Letter Addressed To:
The Chief Executive
Food and Drugs Authority
P.O. Box CT 2783
Cantonments – Accra
GHANA.
Return Completed Form To:
Chief Executive Officer,
Food and Drugs Authority,
17 South Legon Commercial Areas,
SHIASHIE, ACCRA.
Contact link

Location: Accra
Address: Food and Drugs Authority
Health consultant in Accra,
Ghana. 17 Nelson Mandela Ave, Accra, Ghana.
JRG9+2Q Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 223 3200
Location link

• Who wish to start Halal food restaurant / hotel in Ghana can apply for Halal Certificate.

• Please pay as quoted by the council.

• Validity of the Halal-Certificate is for one year except meat exports.

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• This process takes minimum of 15 days to 1 month.

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Requirements of HALAL Certification Process in Ghana:

• Every food manufacturer must only produce/ sell halal products only.
• Every candidate must make sure that sources of ingredients are halal and deal with suppliers which supply halal materials or the suppliers are halal certification certificate holders.
• Transportation for halal products should be separated from non-Halal products.
• Every company must obey to the procedures in all features as spelled out in the procedures manual.
• Equipment and facilities in the premises must be clean and free from being contaminated by substance considered as filthy or harmful to health.
• Those companies which are classified under multinational and Small and Medium-scale industry must form an internal Halal Audit Committee and appoint one Islamic Affairs executive (Islamic studies) to hold and ensure the agreement of halal certification procedures.
• During the preparation, processing, packaging or transporting of products, the product must be clean and free from any non-halal ingredient.
• At least there must be two full-time Muslim workers, Malaysian citizen being employed in kitchen section/processing of food.

• Company Name and details
• Applicant Name and details
• Designation
• Phone Number
• Email Address
• Registered office Address
• Other information

• HALAL certification in Ghana guarantees that the products and services aimed at the Muslim population meet the requirements of Islamic law and therefore are worthy for consumption in both Muslim countries and in Western countries where there is a remarkable population group who practice Islam (France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain).

• Halal certification is a process that guarantees the features and quality of the products according to the rules conformed by the Islamicboard that allows the use of the mark Halal. It is mainly applied to meat products and food products such as milk, canned food, and additives. Particularly for meat products Halal certifies that the animals were slaughter in a single cut, thoroughly bled, and their meat has not been in contact with animal’s slaughter otherwise and, especially, with pork.

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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