Our Standards

At Islamic Services of America (I.S.A.), we take pride in being the oldest and most respected U.S.A. Halal Certifier. For over 35 years we have employed the most stringent standards to ensure that food, pharmaceutical, health and beauty, and other products are fully Shariah compliant. This has earned us the trust of consumers and industry members worldwide.


Any meat that bears Halal designation must be qualified by a few basic principles: 

• Animal Welfare – this has been a part of Islam long before animal rights activists began lobbying for humane slaughtering methods. In Islam, farmers are instructed to feed animals proper diets and to treat them humanely.
• Muslim Slaughtered – the slaughtering process must be conducted by a practicing Muslim who is of sound mind and has the explicit intention of performing a slaughter. The person doing the slaughter is clearly instructed in Islam to “Slaughter with mercy and slaughter swiftly”.
• The person who is slaughtering must make the intention of performing the slaughter and must recite “Tasmia” which is “Bismillah, Allahu Akbar” (In the name of Allah and Allah is Great). This must be done out loud during the slaughter on each head.