This is to inform you that the UP government today announced a ban on products with a halal tag. Yes, you heard it right, UP CM Yogi Adityanath imposed a ban on sales of halal-certified food items. Therefore, it is illegal to sell edible items with a halal tag on them. In addition, the production, storage, distribution, and sale of Halal-certified products are illegal in the state. Since this news came up, it has been making headlines on every news channel. However, some people are showing their disappointment with this development of the UP Government, especially Muslims, but the development is said to be under the rules. In the following sections, we have explored this news in detail. You need to go through this article till the end and read more details. Swipe down the page.
First of all, we make it clear that the export of products manufactured with halal certification is not subject to CM Yogi’s restrictions. The official notice issued by the UP government reads, “Strict legal measures will be implemented against any individual or firm engaged in the production, storage, distribution, buying, and selling of Halal-certified medicines, medical devices, and cosmetics within Uttar Pradesh,” Many have been perplexed what are Halal products and what is Halal certification system. If you are also scrambling to the web regarding the same, swipe down the page and learn it.
Halal certification of food products is a parallel system that creates confusion regarding the quality of food items and is not tenable under Section 89 of the Food Law Food Safety and Standards Act. Therefore, the official order stated, “The right to decide the quality of food items lies only with the authorities and institutions given in Section 29 of the said Act, who check the relevant standards as per the provisions of the Act”
The development of banning the halal-certified edible products in UP came after an FIR was filed by the UP Police against a company and a few organizations for allegedly exploiting the religious sentiments of people in the wake of increasing sales by labeling forged halal certificates. Reportedly, the case has been filed against entities such as Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Halal Trust Delhi, Halal India Private Limited Chennai, Jamiat Ulama Maharashtra, Halal Council of India Mumbai, and others. The FIR shed light on concerns over a large-scale conspiracy to allegedly decrease the sale of products from companies lacking the halal certificate.