Barratts Jelly Beans - HFA Approved!

The HFA are not doing muslims any justice by having their stamp of approval on a product which is clearly Haram as it has beef in it which has not been slaughtered in the correct Islamic method, I have included the email evidence of their spokesman confirming that this product shown in the video about is Haram and yet they still have their stamp on it to mislead people into believing it is Halal.

Q 9. How do we know HFA's symbol on packaging is depicting validity of halal and why?

A. HFA, Alhamdulillah has devised a system of monitoring, endorsing and authenticating meat, poultry and foodstuffs that would always be contractually procured with Islamic axioms and full regards to EU relevant regulations of meat hygiene, food hygiene, food safety and environmental health.

Endorsees are to enter into an agreement that is directing them to abide by HFA rules and it facilitates Halal Food Authority to constantly do audit/s and inspection/s to ensure smooth running of the operation of halal. Endorsees, the members of Halal Food Authority's endorsement network are also made to sign a Bond of Confidentiality. Enforcement of both these documents is testimony of the fact that there would hardly be any breach of rules; and there should not be a reason why the procurers would do any thing to tarnish their own image or dignity and market value of their halal approved products. Slaughterhouses have to ensure that they follow and adhere to EU regulations of hygiene and animal welfare together with Welfare of Animal Slaughtering and Killing Rules 1999-400 (WASK 99-400). Without compliance of this rule meat and poultry would not be defined as halal. To the best of ability HFA ensures that total production of a plant is halal validated regardless of the fact that some halal production does reach the non-halal traders.

For foodstuffs, in the light of the contract mentioned above procurer, manufacturer has to produce ingredients, constituents of products that are to be validated halal together with traceability and supplier details. Once these are checked for halal feasibility, plants are audited to ensure that there is enough capacity to produce halal without contamination with non-halal. On successful completion of these procedures, manufacturer is offered HFA membership and licence is issued with facilitation of named products. HFA logo is only depicted on the accredited halal products, to complete the cycle of endorsement.

There are series of audits commissioned during the course of the year of membership. In this technologically advanced era, HFA audit personnel would also make certain by perusing the computerised data that the operation of the procurer adheres to the covenants of the agreement.

HFA is proud of its transparency, openness, traceability, conformance of Islamic & relevant EU rules and orthodoxy of criteria and axioms of performance in relation to accreditation and endorsement. It would be too conceited to ascribe that HFA logo now is manifest symbol of authenticity nationally and internationally.