Any products bearing the seal “Halal” signifies that the product is permitted to Muslim individuals or community.
The word Halal literally means "permissible or lawful." The opposite of "Halal" is "Haram," meaning "not permissible or prohibited."
Similar in concept to kosher foods consumed by those of the Jewish faith, in Islam, Muslims consume foods that are Halal. Meats are not the only items to be considered Halal or Haram.
Companies must also consider the issue of whether food product derivatives and ingredients are produced with alcohol or ingredients of non-Halal animal origin.
Halal is an Arabic word which means ‘lawful, legal, licit, legitimate, permissible, allowable, permitted, allowed, admissible, authorised, unprohibited, unforbidden or unproscribed’ (Baalbaki, 1997).
In the Islamic perspective, Halal means permitted and allowed by the Law-Giver and Lord of Mankind - Allah. Most foods and drinks are considered Halal unless they are stated clearly in the Holy Quran and Hadith as Haram or forbidden. According to: http://sps.nus.edu.sg
