The Accreditation Authority
HACA is an independent accreditation body. We don’t certify individual businesses or products — we accredit the certification bodies that do, confirming they follow recognised halaal standards and maintain procedural consistency.
To give the halaal certification industry in Africa a credible, independent standard to be measured against — so that when a certification body carries HACA accreditation, that mark means something specific and verifiable.
Certification bodies that assess and certify halaal products, premises, or services apply to HACA for accreditation. We audit their competence, independence, and adherence to published standards, then publish the outcome to our public registry — the single source of truth for anyone checking whether a certifier is currently accredited.
HACA is governed by a board responsible for setting standards policy, overseeing the accreditation process, and safeguarding the Council’s independence from the bodies it accredits.
HACA does not certify businesses directly, avoiding any conflict between accrediting a body and competing with it.
Every accreditation decision is measured against HACA’s published, versioned standards — not informal judgement.
Every accreditation, suspension, or withdrawal is reflected in the public registry as it takes effect.
