New Zealand Food Safety

Assurance
TSB Tower, 149 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Telephone: 0800 00 83 33
www.mpi.govt.nz

List of Approved Halal Organisations under New Zealand’s Halal Export Assurance Framework1 as of 1 October 2019
Listing as an Approved Halal Organisation for Countries Specified in Annex 2 of the Notices
The following organisations have been approved as Approved Halal Organisations pursuant to the Halal Notices2. They are also hereby listed for specified countries in
corresponding Column 4 of the following table pursuant to the Halal Notices.3 Note that the each specified country may have a defined scope of approval for each
organisation which may limit the products that the organisation can certify to that market.

Organisation Name Organisation’s Business Animal Product Type Specified Country in Annex 2 Contact
Address of the Notices
Asia Pacific Halal Services Prime Property House  Dairy material and dairy  Algeria Mohamud Mohamed
New Zealand Level 2, 2 Woodward Street products only  Egypt
WELLINGTON 6142  Indonesia
(APHSNZ) NEW ZEALAND  Libya
 Morocco
 Tunisia
Federation of Islamic 7/11 Queens Drive  Dairy material and dairy  Algeria Sultan Eusoff
Associations of New Kilbirnie products  Bahrain
Zealand (Inc.) (also trading WELLINGTON 6022  Poultry meat and poultry  Egypt
as FIANZ Halal Limited) New Zealand meat products  Indonesia
 Red meat and red meat  Jordan
(FIANZ) products  Kuwait
 Malaysia

1 The New Zealand Halal Export Assurance Framework is established under the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Halal Animal Material and Halal Animal Products and the
Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Halal Dairy Material and Halal Dairy Products.
2 Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Halal Animal Material and Halal Animal Products and the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Halal Dairy Material and

Halal Dairy Products.

3 In order to be able to carry out halal certification services for product intended for export to countries in Annex 2 of the Notices, the AHOs must be specifically listed for those countries.

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 Organisation Name Organisation’s Business Animal Product Type Specified Country in Annex 2 Contact
Address of the Notices
 Oman
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
Halal Conformity Services 60 Stoddard Road  Dairy material and dairy  Bahrain Daud Guushaa
Limited Mount Roskill products  Libya
AUCKLAND 1041  Poultry meat and poultry  Oman
(HCS) New Zealand meat products  Qatar
 Red meat and red meat  United Arab Emirates
products
New Zealand Islamic Level 4, 369 Queen Street  Dairy material and dairy  Algeria Taoufik Elidrissi
Development Trust AUCKLAND 1010 products  Bahrain
New Zealand  Poultry meat and poultry  Egypt
(NZIDT) meat products  Indonesia
 Red meat and red meat  Jordan
products  Kuwait
 Libya
 Malaysia
 Morocco
 Oman
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
 United Arab Emirates

Further Advice on AHO Approval and Listing under the Notice

 Organisations are required by the Notices to meet specific criteria in order to be approved as an AHO. The organisations in the table above have met the
criteria.
 Once approved, an AHO can carry out halal verification and certification services for product intended for export to any countries other than those specified in
Annex 2 of the Notices.

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 In order to be able to carry out halal verification and certification services for product intended for export to countries in Annex 2 of the Notices, the AHO must
be specifically listed for those countries. Listing for those countries is subject to the AHO meeting the listing criteria specified in the Notices.
 Each AHO in Column 1 of the table above have met the criteria to be listed for Annex 2 countries in corresponding Column 4.

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New Zealand Food Safety
Assurance
TSB Tower, 149 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Telephone: 0800 00 83 33
www.mpi.govt.nz

Specific Approval for Halal Certification to Markets not specified in Annex 2 of the Notices4

Organisation Name Organisation’s Animal Product Type Country5 Approving Organisation Contact
Business Address
Federation of Islamic 7/11 Queens Drive  Poultry meat and poultry Singapore Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) Sultan Eusoff
Associations of New Zealand Kilbirnie meat products
(Inc.) (also trading as FIANZ WELLINGTON 6022  Red meat and red meat
Halal Limited) New Zealand products

(FIANZ)
New Zealand Islamic Level 4, 369 Queen Street  Poultry meat and poultry Singapore Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) Taoufik Elidrissi
Development Trust AUCKLAND 1010 meat products
New Zealand  Red meat and red meat
(NZIDT) products

4 The New Zealand Halal Export Assurance Framework is established under the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Halal Animal Material and Halal Animal Products and the
Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Halal Dairy Material and Halal Dairy Products.
5 MPI has received confirmation that FIANZ and NZIDT are approved by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) the religious authority of Singapore. Halal export certification from a MUIS-approved

AHO is only required for meat products sold to MUIS-certified establishments within Singapore.

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New Zealand Food Safety
Assurance
TSB Tower, 149 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Telephone: 0800 00 83 33
www.mpi.govt.nz

Halal certifiers for food products outside the scope of the Notices specifically approved by one or more markets.

Organisation Name Organisation’s Business Products Country Approving Contact

Address Organisation
Asia Pacific Halal Services New Prime Property House Processed food including further Indonesia6 Majelis Ulama Council (MUI) Mohamud Mohamed
Zealand Level 2, 2 Woodward Street processed meat
(APHSNZ) WELLINGTON 6142
NEW ZEALAND
Federation of Islamic 7/11 Queens Drive Processed food including further Saudi Arabia Muslim World League Sultan Eusoff
Associations of New Zealand Kilbirnie processed meat
(Inc.) (also trading as FIANZ WELLINGTON 6022
Halal Limited) New Zealand

(FIANZ)
New Zealand Islamic Level 4, 369 Queen Street Processed food including further Indonesia Majelis Ulama Council (MUI) Taoufik Elidrissi
Development Trust AUCKLAND 1010 processed meat
New Zealand
(NZIDT) All food Qatar7 Qatar Port Health & Food
Control Section, Supreme
Council of Health
 Fresh fruits, fresh juices, Saudi Arabia Saudi Food & Drug Authority
preserved fruits,
 Fresh vegetables, preserved
vegetables
 Processed food (canned
products, biscuits, snacks, oil,
drinking water, beverages,
pasta, flour, sugar, salt)

6 Asia Pacific Halal Services New Zealand Pty 2011 Ltd is approved by Indonesia’s MUI to provide halal certification for processed foods and processed and further processed meat. However, it is
worth noting that these products are outside the scope of the Notices.
7 In November 2014 Qatar Port Health & Food Control Section, Supreme Council of Health advised that they will only accept Halal certificates signed by NZIDT for food related products.