Halal Certification Renewal Delayed Because of Water Filter Issues? Here’s How F&B Businesses Can Resolve It Immediately.

 

In the past year, many cafés, restaurants and central kitchens applying for halal certification renewal have encountered a surprising roadblock:

Their filtration system is not halal-compliant.

Even businesses that have already been operating as halal were told that their water filter — the device itself, not the water output — did not meet halal requirements, often because the filter contained animal bone-based ceramic materials.

This has become a recurring auditing issue across Malaysia’s F&B sector.

Why Water Filtration Has Become a Critical Component in Halal Audits

JAKIM’s halal auditors have publicly emphasized that filtration materials affect halal compliance.
During the Halal Water Filtration Forum, Ustaz Mohd Fakarudin (JAKIM) explained that many cafés and coffee chains were caught off-guard:

“If the water filter used by an F&B company does not follow JAKIM criteria, the halal certification process will be rejected.”

This means operators must ensure:
✔ The filter is halal-certified
✔ The internal filtration media is free from animal or doubtful sources
✔ The equipment can be proven with documentation during audit

This applies to:

• Water used in beverages

• Water used for cooking

• Water used for equipment cleaning and steaming

Real Cases Faced by F&B Operators

Below are the most common halal audit issues related to filtration:

During interview sessions, Panaxy Group SK Ho shared:

“Operators use hundreds of thousands of liters every year. For halal F&B businesses, choosing the right filtration equipment must be taken seriously.”

What F&B Businesses Should Do Immediately

If your halal renewal or application is pending because of the water filter, follow these steps:

Replace the filter with a halal-certified system

Choose a brand that can provide:

• Halal certificate issued in Malaysia

• Halal certificate for the filtration component itself

• Traceable filtration media source

Panaxy Filtration offers:

• 100% halal-certified water filtration solutions for food service operations

• Fully free from bone-based ceramic

• High-capacity commercial grade (114,000L – 768,000L)

Request full documentation for the auditor

Your filtering system supplier should provide:

• Halal certificate

• Declaration of material source

• Product specification sheet

• Service record (for outlet or factory)

Install the correct capacity

Many audit failures happen because operators use household filters in a commercial kitchen.
Commercial kitchens require:

• High flow pressure

• High capacity

• Protection for steamers / ice machines / beverage equipment

 For beverage businesses — filtration designed for flavor consistency

Especially for:

• Coffee

• Milk tea

• Juice & ice

• Smoothies

A proper system prevents:

• Chlorine taste

• VOC/rust contamination

• Scale buildup in coffee equipment

Panaxy provides food service halal beverage filtration systems, ensuring both taste consistency and halal compliance.

Water Filter Halal providing Certificates for F&B 

If your halal certification renewal is delayed due to filtration issues, you are not alone — but the solution is straightforward.

Panaxy supports F&B operators by providing:

• Halal-certified filtration equipment for food service industry

• On-site support for halal audit preparation

• Nation-wide installation and after-sales service

📍 Get support before your next audit:
www.panaxyglobal.com