What is the Halal Institute?

The Halal Institute is a non-profit-making organisation created by the Islamic Board, which is responsible for and signatory of the Co-operation Agreements between Muslims and the Spanish State.
The main objective of the Halal Institute is to regulate and certify products and services destined for consumption by Muslims in Spain and the European Union, and exported to majority Muslim countries .

What does the Halal Institute seal mean?

The seal issued by the Halal Institute certifies that the product comes with the Halal Guarantee. This means strictly meeting the requirements set out by Islamic law, through complete control of the slaughtering process and the manufacturing procedures applied to products which might contain pork meat, pork derivatives or alcohol in their ingredients .

The Crismona Halal Poultry Mortadela is made from the meat of animals which have been sacrificed according to the Halal ritual and in slaughterhouses listed on the Institute’s corresponding register.
To offer maximum guarantees, the Halal Institute carries out content control analyses, using officially accredited laboratories.
These controls comply with Islamic ruling if:

• They are free of all illicit (Haram) substances or ingredients, and of any component from a forbidden animal.
• The product is prepared, produced and/or stored using utensils or machinery which conform to Islamic ruling and Spanish health regulations.
• The product does not enter into contact with a prohibited substance or product during its preparation, production, processing, storage and transport.
• The animals are slaughtered in accordance with Islamic Law.
  This law prescribes that the animal must be sacrificed while invoking the name of Allah in the direction of Mecca; that the breathing paths, the oesophagus and the jugular must be cut, aiming to cause the least amount of suffering possible to the animal, and that it must be allowed to bleed; that the utensils and machinery must be clean and the sacrifice must be carried out by a practising Muslim who has suitable knowledge of the conditions of a Halal sacrifice; that only healthy animals may be slaughtered, and, finally, that the animal must be dead before treated further .

What advantages does Crismona Halal Poultry Mortadela have?

• The Crismona Halal Poultry Mortadela comes in a tin, for better flavour and aroma than products with plastic packaging.
• It requires no cold storage and does not expire for three years.
• It is a light, healthy and well-balanced product, and as it is made from selected poultry meats (chicken and turkey), it is naturally low in fat and cholesterol.