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Halal certification is important for all processed foods because processing obscures the nature of the ingredients and introduces opportunities for cross-contamination. For example, many French fries would be Halal suitable, as long as they consist of just potatoes, oil, and salt. Most spice blends would also be acceptable. They would not be Halal if they were fried in beef fat that was not certified Halal, nor if they were produced on product lines that also made pork products. In the first case, the consumer might be able to tell if the product was acceptable from the ingredient list, but in the second, they would have no way of knowing. As a result, many Halal consumers avoid any processed food that is not Halal certified. Since frozen food is such broad a category including many kinds of minimally and highly processed products, Halal certification is particularly relevant.

Many frozen food products contain meat, which should always be certified for Halal consumers. While with plant-based products, there is a good chance that uncertified products are still Halal-suitable, whereas meat that is not certified is virtually never Halal. Common meat-containing frozen products such as whole cuts of beef, chicken, or lamb, chicken nuggets and tenders, sausages, and ready-to-heat meals are popular with consumers but will be avoided by those looking for Halal unless they are clearly certified and labeled as such.

Read more Halal Frozen Foods - The Halal Times