The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has accredited the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America in accordance with the international standard ISO/IEC 17065, Conformity assessmentRequirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services, and pertinent halal certification scheme requirements and documents defined by International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF).
Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. It is a universal term that applies to all facets of life, but in this context applies to food products, meat products, cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, food ingredients, and food contact materials.
The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America, as certification body, is accredited to conduct halal certification using the following certification programs:
1) Halal Product Certification Services as per OIC SMIIC 2:2011, Guidelines for Bodies Providing Halal Certification
2) IFANCA Halal Product Certification Services
"ANAB is pleased to announce the accreditation of Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America," said Lane Hallenbeck, executive director of ANAB. "This accreditation reflects an important step to ensure accredited halal certifications meet essential requirements globally throughout the supply chain."
Through its product certification accreditation program, ANAB currently accredits 35 certification bodies that operate under a number of certification schemes dedicated to assure food safety, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065.
For more information, contact Nora Moudiyne-Schweninger, senior accreditation manager of product/process/services accreditation programs ([email protected]), or visit the ANAB website.
About ANAB
The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is the largest multi-disciplinary ISO/IEC 17011 accreditation body in North America, with comprehensive signatory status across the multilateral recognition arrangements of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Accreditation Forum (IAF). The ANAB accreditation portfolio includes management systems certification bodies, calibration and testing labs, product certification bodies, personnel credentialing organizations, forensic test and calibration service providers, inspection bodies, police crime units, greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies, reference material producers, and proficiency test providers.
ANAB is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment system and strengthening its impact, both domestically and internationally.
About ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and the American quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations.
The Institute represents and serves the diverse interests of more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million professionals worldwide. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). For more information, visit www.ansi.org.