HALAL standard management of halal food

In China, 10 ethnic minorities, including Hui, Uyghur, Kazakh, Dongxiang, Kirgiz, Salar, Tajik, Uzbek, Baoan, and Tatar, generally have halal eating habits. This dietary custom originated from Islam, but with the development of the times, it has gradually become an integral part of the lifestyle and eating habits of these ethnic minorities. Halal food specifically refers to food containing animal meat and its derivatives produced and operated in accordance with the customs of these ethnic minorities. According to the customs of these ethnic minorities, halal food does not contain taboos such as suicides, blood and pork.

Due to China's vast territory, there are large differences in geographical climate and living environment in different regions, and the scope and standards of halal food vary from place to place, but present strong regional characteristics. However, it is clear that any food that does not contain meat, animal fat, or dairy ingredients should not be halal, such as vegetables, fruits, water, salt, etc., and should not be labeled with the word "halal" or Production and business activities are carried out in the name of halal food.

History development

As an ancient Chinese vocabulary, the word "halal" was not directly related to Islam in the early days. As early as the Southern and Northern Dynasties Liu Yiqing's "Shi Shuo Xin Yu", there is a sentence "Halal fast desire, all things can not move", which means pure and simple, no dust and no stains. The poets Li Bai and Meng Haoran in the Tang Dynasty, and the poets Lu You and Xin Qiji in the Song Dynasty used the term many times in their poems, generally referring to the moral standards of being a person or being noble and elegant. After the mid-Ming Dynasty, Chinese Islamic scholars referred to Islam as "quiet and untainted", and gradually used the term "halal" in the field of Chinese Islam. Today, with the exception of special terms such as "Halal", "Mosque", and "Halal", in China, the term "Halal" is used alone and usually refers to halal food that has been transformed into relevant ethnic customs. It is generally not used as a qualifier. It is not equivalent to the Islamic "Halal" (that is, "in accordance with Islamic law") in other countries.

Standardized management

Since the founding of New China, the party and the state have implemented policies to respect and protect the customs and habits of all ethnic groups, and effectively protect the relevant legal rights of the people of all ethnic groups. On the one hand, the state insists on regulating and managing the production and operation of halal food from the perspective of national customs and habits to prevent the occurrence of "unclear halal"; on the other hand, it explicitly prohibits the generalization of the concept of "halal" to areas other than food to prevent it from appearing. In the name of expanding exports or other economic development, the terms and practices of promoting "halal industry" and "halal industry" must not be used in the name of "halal" to interfere with the lives of the masses, disrupt market order, or undermine national unity.

In China, all enterprises and individuals should carry out halal food production and operation activities in accordance with laws and regulations. At present, some places in China have formulated local or Safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of people with halal eating habits provides protection.