Islamic Food and Nutrition Council

The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) 5901 N. Cicero Avenue Chicago, Illinois 773-283-3708... 

The primary considerations for the flavor industry are the use of any meat or meat byproduct in process flavors, gelatin in process flavors or coacervation processes, and the use of alcohol as a component on any basis in a flavoring are all prohibited. There are various organizations that oversee halal certification of foods. Unlike the kosher certification, halal certification is younger and thus less well organized. Two organizations that come up on a web search are IFANCA (The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America, 5901 N. Cicero Avenue, Suite 309 Chicago, IL, 60646) and Halal Transactions, Inc., P.O. Box 4546, Omaha, NE, 68104). 

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