Sanha Halal Associates Pakistan announced that Pakistan has adopted and released 9 SMIIC Standards after due process in the relevant Halal TCs and eventually after the approval from NSB. This is an important step towards the harmonization of the halal standards and to remove the cross border halal trade barriers.
following are the adopted updated standards:
1)PS:3733-2022 (R)
OIC/SMIIC 1: 2019 – Second Edition, (Modified adoption)
Pakistan Standard – General Requirements for Halal Food
2) PS:4992-2022 (R)
OIC/SMIIC 2: 2019 -Second Edition, (Modified adoption)
Pakistan Standard – Conformity Assessment – Requirements for Bodies Providing Halal Certification
3)PS OIC/SMIIC 3: 2021,(Direct adoption)
(OIC/SMIIC 3: 2019 – Second Edition)
Pakistan Standard – Conformity Assessment – Requirements for Halal Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Halal Conformity Assessment Bodies
4) PS OIC/SMIIC 9: 2022,(Direct adoption)
(OIC/SMIIC 9: 2019 First Edition)
Pakistan Standard – Halal Tourism Services – General Requirements
5) PS OIC/SMIIC 17-1: 2022,(Direct adoption)
(OIC/SMIIC 17-1: 2020 First Edition)
Pakistan Standard – Halal Supply Chain Management System – Part 1: Transportation – General Requirements
6)PS OIC/SMIIC 17-2: 2022,(Direct adoption)
(OIC/SMIIC 17-2: 2020 First Edition)
Pakistan Standard – Halal Supply Chain Management System – Part 2: Warehousing – GeneralRequirements
7)PS OIC/SMIIC 17-3: 2022,(Direct adoption)
(OIC/SMIIC 17-3: 2020 First Edition)
Pakistan Standard – Halal Supply Chain Management System – Part 3: Retailing – General Requirements
8)PS OIC/SMIIC 18: 2022,(Direct adoption)
(OIC/SMIIC 18: 2021- First Edition)
Pakistan Standard – Halal Quality Management System – Requirements
9) PS OIC/SMIIC 24: 2022,(Direct adoption)
(OIC/SMIIC 24: 2020 First Edition)
Pakistan Standard – General Requirements for Food Additives and Other Added Chemicals to Halal Food.