HRS 1:2026 — Annex D forms

D-F1 … D-F4 — Ingredient assessment

Public consultation draft — draft v0.1 — issued 2026-09-07

This is a consultation draft, not an operative standard

The scheme described here is not yet certifying. No certificates have been issued and the Approved Supplier Register is not yet populated. Nothing in this document may be relied on as evidence of certification.

It is published for comment before it is finalised, because a certification standard that cannot be read by the people it governs is not a standard. Clause 12.2 commits us to publishing it; we would rather publish it early and be corrected.

Comments are invited until 2 November 2026. See How to respond. Passages marked ⚖️ are open questions on which we are specifically seeking views. Passages marked 📋 will be reconciled against OIC/SMIIC standards before issue.

This document is a scheme design. It is not a fatwa and does not purport to state Islamic law; questions of Shari'ah are for our Shari'ah Committee, whose rulings will be published with their reasoning.

D-F1 — Ingredient assessment form

One per ingredient. Held by the establishment; reviewed at audit (Annex A A2.9, A2.10).

1. Identification

2. Composition

3. Evidence held (Annex D, D1.2 — tick the route actually used)

☐ Route 1 — manufacturer specification sheet stating origin of each animal-derived component ☐ Route 2 — halal certificate from a recognised body (Annex B, B3) covering this item ☐ Route 3 — written manufacturer declaration on letterhead (D-F2)

Reference / document date / expiry: ______

Not acceptable, and must not be ticked: distributor's verbal assurance · "vegetarian" without a source statement · certificate for a different product or site · absence of animal ingredients on a consumer label.

4. Classification (D1.1 decision tree)

☐ PERMITTED ☐ PROHIBITED ☐ MASHBOOH → not permitted (cl. 5.5)

Reasoning: ______

If "cannot determine" was ticked in section 2, the only available classification is mashbooh. There is no "probably fine" outcome. For animal-derived material of a permitted species with unknown slaughter status, clause 2.1 applies and the classification is prohibited, not mashbooh.

5. Control

D-F2 — Manufacturer declaration template

The letter we ask a supplier or manufacturer to sign. Send as an editable document; a completed scan on letterhead is acceptable evidence under D1.2 Route 3.

[Manufacturer letterhead]

Declaration of ingredient origin

Product: ______ Article code: ______ Date: ______

We declare, for the product named above:

1. Animal-derived components

Component	Present?	Species	Part	Slaughter method / certification
Gelatin	☐ No ☐ Yes
Rennet	☐ No ☐ Yes
Emulsifiers (E471, E472x)	☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ plant
Lecithin (E322)	☐ No ☐ Yes — soy / sunflower / egg
Fatty acids / stearates (E470–495, E570–573)	☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ plant
Glycerine (E422)	☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ plant/synthetic
Enzymes	☐ No ☐ Yes — animal / microbial / plant
Inosinates / guanylates (E626–635)	☐ No ☐ Yes — source
Bone phosphate (E542)	☐ No ☐ Yes
Carmine (E120)	☐ No ☐ Yes
Shellac (E904)	☐ No ☐ Yes
L-cysteine (E920)	☐ No ☐ Yes — source
Other animal-derived

2. Ethanol — present in the product or as a carrier in any flavouring or colour? ☐ No ☐ Yes — role and level: ______

3. Processing aids — we confirm that aids not appearing on the consumer label ☐ contain no animal-derived or ethanol-containing material ☐ are as listed: ______

4. Undertaking — we will notify Halal Ekosistem in writing before supplying any product in which the above has changed.

Name / position / signature / date / company stamp

Section 3 is the reason this letter exists rather than a label photograph. Undeclared processing aids are a documented blind spot in halal and kosher production; a consumer ingredient list is not a specification.

D-F3 — Approved / prohibited substance list

📋 In preparation — to be reconciled against OIC/SMIIC 24:2020 before issue.

That standard, not this annex, is the authority. Building the list from any other source risks publishing wrong verdicts.

Do not populate this from the Wiley handbook's Table 10.2. It marks E140 (chlorophyll), E161b (lutein), E252 (potassium nitrate) and E431 as haram; these are plant- or mineral-derived and that is not defensible. The same chapter contradicts it at §10.10.3 — "The list of prohibited E numbers is very short. E120 and E904 are prohibited… All other E numbers are basically permitted" — which is correct. Table 10.3 (origins) is the sound table there.

Structure to populate on acquisition:

Rows must carry permitted / prohibited / origin-dependent. origin-dependent will be the majority, and the list's real value is telling an auditor what evidence to ask for, not delivering a verdict.

D-F4 — Auditor quick-reference card

A6, double-sided, laminated. Carried on every audit.

SIDE 1 — ASK FOR THE SPEC SHEET

Origin-dependent — never judge by the E-number

PROHIBITED — insect-derived ⚖️

E120 carmine/cochineal — red confectionery, drinks, yoghurt · E904 shellac — glazed confectionery, coated fruit (E901 beeswax is generally permitted — produced by insects, contains none)

SIDE 2 — DO NOT GET THESE WRONG

These are NOT prohibited by their number. Wrong calls here damage our credibility as much as missing a real breach:

THE TWO RULES

1. An E-number tells you the function, never the source. Ask for the spec sheet.
2. Cannot determine = mashbooh = not permitted. But animal material of a permitted species with unknown slaughter status is prohibited under cl. 2.1, not mashbooh.

Escalate, do not decide on site: ⚖️ bone-char refined sugar · trace ethanol from carriers · istihala arguments (gelatin, glycerine).