Editorial policy and listing standards

01 What we list

We list each place’s basic details and how it handles ingredients, cooking and facilities, item by item. When we show a place as halal-certified, we add the details we have checked, such as the scope and the expiry date.

Businesses can apply to be listed, and our editorial team may also select places to include. For places selected by our editorial team, we compile listing information using only information published by the business itself, certification bodies, or local governments. Listings based on information provided by the business carry an “Information from the business” label.

02 Sources and the date last confirmed

We make clear whether information came from the place itself, from documents we checked, or from our own confirmation, and we show the date it was last confirmed. If information is old or a certification has expired, we show that it needs to be checked again.

Sources we check include each place’s official website and official social media accounts, as well as lists published by certification bodies and local governments. We do not use information from map services or review sites, or photos posted by users, as sources. We publish photos of a place only with permission from the business.

03 How we treat items we could not confirm

If we have not been able to confirm the basis for an item, we mark it “Not confirmed”. “Not confirmed” does not mean that the place provides it, or that it does not.

04 Experiences shared by users

We keep users’ experiences separate from the place details. We only publish posts about the writer’s own experience, after checking that they do not contain personal information, abusive or defamatory content, advertising, or unfounded claims.

05 Reporting corrections

If something we list has changed or is wrong, please contact us with the page concerned and any information that helps us check it. We will look into it and review what we show.

You can also contact us if you represent a business and would like its listing removed. Once we have confirmed that you represent the business, we will remove the listing.

06 How we choose article topics

We choose topics based on the words people actually search for on Google, and on situations where diners and restaurants often feel unsure.

07 Sources and the dates we checked them

Our articles are based on laws, materials from public bodies such as national and local governments, and information that manufacturers and certification bodies publish themselves. We check each of these in its original form, and list them as sources at the end of each article, with the date we checked them. When we use other information, such as dictionaries, news reports or surveys by companies, we list it separately from the primary sources. We also say in the text that it is secondary information.

08 How we write

We do not use guesses to fill in what we could not confirm. When people’s views differ, we do not give just one answer. We say that views differ. We use one spelling for “halal” throughout, but keep the original wording in quotations and in the names of organizations and documents.

09 Judgments and the names of places

We do not make religious judgments, and we do not guarantee that any dish or product is halal. In our articles, we simply report who has checked what. We do not name an independently run place in an article based only on publicly available information. We may cover chain restaurants, but only using information that the operating company publishes itself.