Delifrance and Fish & Co trying to regain halal certifications after losing them
Restaurant chains Delifrance and Fish & Co have not had their halal certifications renewed this year, but they are working towards regaining certification, the companies said separately.
A spokesperson from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) told The New Paper (TNP) that Fish & Co’s certificates expired after March this year, while Delifrance’s expired after June.
TNP reported on Tuesday (7 August) that Fish & Co’s application for certification was rejected due to missing information, whereas Delifrance Singapore said it would take time for it to comply with new rules requiring the original French company to be certified as halal too.
Under new regulations, all related companies with the same name must be verified as halal before they can be certified.
A Delifrance Singapore spokesperson told Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore that Delifrance Singapore Wholesale, which sells frozen bakery products, is a separate entity from the cafe operator and is not halal-certified.
Representatives of both brands said they would submit new applications after resolving their respective technical issues.
Fish & Co and Delifrance also said they continue to serve food prepared under halal standards as before despite not having received certification.
Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore has reached out to both companies for comment.
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