Halal Certification Agency Vietnam

Halal Certification Agency Vietnam (HCA Vietnam) is one of the halal certification bodies that is approved and recognised by JAKIM Malaysia to provide certification assessment services to the Muslim community in Vietnam. The body is also recognised by other international bodies such as MUIS from Singapore, GCC Accreditation Center (GAC), and ESMA, UAE.

Halal Certification Process:

Step 1: Submission of application form, which includes:

1. Application Form;
2. List of Ingredients (additives, chemicals).

Step 2: Revision and information

• HCA reviews the application form;
• Consequently, HCA informs the applicant of the certification fee. A certification contract will be signed once the applicant agrees with the fee.

Step 3: Stage 1 Audit

• Stage 1 Audit is a pre-evaluation process that is conducted to review the availability of applying Halal standards before Stage 2 Audit may be conducted. Here, HCA reviews the necessary documentation provided by the applicant.
• Time is of the essence during this stage where any application beyond 90 days is considered invalid.  
• Necessary document to be provided during Stage 1 Audit:
  1. Process flowchart;
  2. Quality Control Plan;
  3. Record of certified products;
  4. Record of ingredients
  5. Other Quality Management System Certificate

Step 4: Stage 2 Audit

• Stage 2 Audit is conducted once Stage 1 has been completed;
• During this stage, the conformity of products will be evaluated accordingly to halal requirements.

Step 5: Review report and issue of Halal certificate

• An audit team will prepare an audit report based on an on-site audit that is to be submitted to the applicant once HCA has completely reviewed all the necessary steps, and consequently made certification decisions.
• In the event there is non-conformity of products with halal requirements, the applicant must do corrective action and submit them to HCA along with evidence of such correction within 30 days from the on-site audit.

Sample of Halal Certificate by Halal Certification Agency Vietnam