Halal Business, from selling food to strategic economic sector

[danherbias07]

OK, here's something I would like to ask EVERYONE, my fellow PLEBS, in the topic,

A simple question - If a product is marketed as "Halal", does that actually mean it's a better product? OR is it currently used merely as a marketing "gimmick" to convince people that the product is "better"?

It's not a better product, in my opinion. It is what Muslims consume, and I believe they have taken out some ingredients so that they can market it to the Middle Eastern countries with many Muslims living there. If a product is being sold internationally, it's best if it can satisfy everyone. Muslims or non-Muslims, and it's not the consumers that should adjust; it is the company that makes it that should do it. So the choice would be to create two products instead of one, but with almost the same ingredients. The other one would be halal and the other just regular.

Should the "halal" choice be more expensive because it was made specially for it? No, I don't think so, but the market and the product distribution should be focused on countries with many Muslims to get better profits.

[Wind_FURY]

If you live in a country where Christians, Muslims, and atheists all live, then producing and selling halal food products is, in my opinion, very profitable.🙋

Muslims will buy them because their religion requires it. Christians and atheists will buy them because their religion/beliefs don't prohibit them from doing so. Therefore, producing halal food products is more economically viable than producing non-halal ones.

I'm a Christian myself, but I buy halal beef, chicken, and sausages. I'm satisfied with the quality and price. It's also convenient that the halal grocery store is close to my home.💁

This certification label is sold to any manufacturer who is willing to pay for it. However, there is no subsequent monitoring of the manufacturer. For an experiment, you can buy two chickens: one regular, the other halal, and compare whether the latter is actually bled out. This is not in the manufacturer’s interest at all, as it reduces the weight. Of course, not all manufacturers cheat, but! Certification has practically become a marketing gimmick rather than a real confirmation of halal status.

P.S. I also buy halal products, but for me this label means nothing - only the manufacturer matters.

Thanks for this post. I didn't think that there would be an honest individual in this topic. Personally, I believe, that like all those other marketing gimmicks, "Halal" could also be used to manipulate large groups of people because "Halal" is interpreted as a religious concept.

Because if the food you're eating is not "Halal", then is it truly "harmful"?

[Taskford]

This certification label is sold to any manufacturer who is willing to pay for it. However, there is no subsequent monitoring of the manufacturer. For an experiment, you can buy two chickens: one regular, the other halal, and compare whether the latter is actually bled out. This is not in the manufacturer’s interest at all, as it reduces the weight. Of course, not all manufacturers cheat, but! Certification has practically become a marketing gimmick rather than a real confirmation of halal status.

P.S. I also buy halal products, but for me this label means nothing - only the manufacturer matters.

Thanks for this post. I didn't think that there would be an honest individual in this topic. Personally, I believe, that like all those other marketing gimmicks, "Halal" could also be used to manipulate large groups of people because "Halal" is interpreted as a religious concept.

Because if the food you're eating is not "Halal", then is it truly "harmful"?

If you research that misappropriate action you will find that many companies violated halal rules.

In this article there's three companies in Malaysia violate for misusing the halal logo https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/07/24/three-firms-charged-with-misusing-halal-logo?

This is truly dangerous for our Muslim brothers since imagine if it happens that what they consume is not halal, because there's a company mislead them. That's why government should have strict monitoring towards this matters, so they can avoid those company abusive companies intentionally doing such act.

[Wind_FURY]

This certification label is sold to any manufacturer who is willing to pay for it. However, there is no subsequent monitoring of the manufacturer. For an experiment, you can buy two chickens: one regular, the other halal, and compare whether the latter is actually bled out. This is not in the manufacturer’s interest at all, as it reduces the weight. Of course, not all manufacturers cheat, but! Certification has practically become a marketing gimmick rather than a real confirmation of halal status.

P.S. I also buy halal products, but for me this label means nothing - only the manufacturer matters.

Thanks for this post. I didn't think that there would be an honest individual in this topic. Personally, I believe, that like all those other marketing gimmicks, "Halal" could also be used to manipulate large groups of people because "Halal" is interpreted as a religious concept.

Because if the food you're eating is not "Halal", then is it truly "harmful"?

If you research that misappropriate action you will find that many companies violated halal rules.

In this article there's three companies in Malaysia violate for misusing the halal logo https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/07/24/three-firms-charged-with-misusing-halal-logo?

This is truly dangerous for our Muslim brothers since imagine if it happens that what they consume is not halal, because there's a company mislead them. That's why government should have strict monitoring towards this matters, so they can avoid those company abusive companies intentionally doing such act.

Technically, if we remove "religious beliefs" and accept the physical world for what it truly is, eating non-Halal food won't actually be harmful. BUT respecting religious concepts, you're right. The psychological harm that it could cause if our Muslim brothers eat non-Halal food would be very bad.

It might be laughable for some people, but we do need to respect our cultural differences.