IFANCA crescent M

How to read it

IFANCA is a not-for-profit organization that has worked since 1982 to help consumers and industry source authentic halal products. It calls the Crescent-M its registered halal service mark and says it means one thing: “This is halal.”

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In US labeling rules

For meat and poultry, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service requires products from federally inspected plants labeled “Halal” or “Zabiah Halal” to be handled according to Islamic law and under Islamic authority. The halal marks page covers halal certification more generally.