Your F&B Outlet Is Halal — But Your Filter Might Not Be. The Hidden Reason Restaurants Lose Halal Certification.

An increasing number of restaurants in Malaysia — especially café chains, fast-food brands and cloud kitchens — are shocked to learn that their halal certification renewal failed because of the water filter or oil filtration system.

Many operators assumed:

“As long as the food ingredients are halal, the kitchen is halal.”

Today’s halal audit is stricter.
Filtration systems are officially classified as critical control equipment.

3 Types of Filtration That Affect Halal Status

Businesses applying for halal certification will now be checked on their:

 

This affects wide segments of food service businesses:

• Restaurants

• Fast-food chains

• Bakeries & dessert shops

• Catering service kitchens

• Cloud & multi-brand kitchens

 

Why Non-Halal Filters Cause Certification Failure

According to halal industry studies mentioned in media reports in 2020, more than 120 water filters in the Malaysian market contained animal bone bio-ceramic.

Professor Dr. Mohd Mahyeddin (Institut Fatwa & Halal) shared that:

“Many imported filters contain a high probability of bone-derived ceramics from doubtful sources.”

This is why operators who purchased low-priced or imported filters are most affected.

 

The Cost Impact on F&B Operators

The risk is not only certification loss.

When the filtration system is not commercial-grade:

• Water flow decreases → slowing kitchen workflow

• Scale buildup damages steamers / boilers / ice machines

• Higher maintenance and equipment downtime

• Beverage taste inconsistency → customer complaints

Panaxy’s systems were designed to reduce food service operation costs, not increase them:

• Long lifespan cartridges

• Large capacity per filter

• Lower machine repair cost

• Lower ingredient waste due to taste inconsistency

 

Specific Use Cases Where Halal-Certified Filtration Is Required

Commercial oil users (fried chicken, doughnuts, snacks) face additional audit risk if the oil filtration equipment contains non-halal components.

Panaxy supports:

• filtration for frying oil in restaurant and catering services

• commercial fryer oil recycling and filtration for restaurants

What F&B Operators Should Do Right Now

If halal renewal is coming soon — or already stuck — take immediate action:

1. Verify whether the current filter is halal-certified

Ask your supplier:

• Is the device certified halal in Malaysia?

• Does the filter contain animal bone-based media?

• Can you provide documentation for audit?

2. Replace if documentation cannot be provided

Auditors require proof — not verbal confirmation.
Panaxy filtration systems provide full compliance documentation.

3. Standardize filtration across every outlet

For franchises or multi-unit brands:

• Every outlet must use the same halal-compliant filtration model

• A single non-compliant branch can delay the entire chain

Quote from the Industry

Panaxy SK Ho emphasized during a halal water forum:

“F&B operators use hundreds of thousands of liters every year. It’s our responsibility to make sure consumers get clean and halal water — the right thing must be done for the user.”

If your restaurant, cafe, cloud kitchen or franchise is:

• Applying for halal certification

• Renewing halal certification

• Expanding branches

• Entering Islamic or Middle Eastern markets

Then ensuring your filtration equipment is halal-certified is not optional — it is essential.

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