Documents & SIHALAL Filing FAQ #142
Quick answer
Scope extension is not recertification; the package builds on the existing file. New products need formula breakdowns, ingredient halal certificates, diagrams, label drafts and batch/cleaning arrangements; unchanged licences and the SJPH manual can cite archived versions with file numbers. For three new lines at a Changzhou plant, Good Fortune Halal issued a gap list against the old archive not re-binding papers. A new workshop or site also needs drawings plus an audit.
Detailed explanation
Existing documents that can be cited
- Valid corporate licences and permits with unchanged information cite the archived copy and its file number.
- The current SJPH manual, organisation chart and halal officer appointment remain in force.
- Supplier certificates already covering the new products' ingredients do not need re-requesting.
- Each citation states the archive location so the reviewer can open it without asking.
Documents that must be added for the new scope
- Formula sheet, compound-ingredient breakdown and percentages for each new product.
- Halal certificates and specifications for new ingredients, aids and flavours.
- New or revised process flow, layout drawings, equipment list and cleaning validation plan.
- Packaging drafts, naming rationale and SKU batching arrangement.
Two easy-to-miss boundaries
- A new workshop, relocation or additional site is not a normal extension and needs its own procedure plus an on-site audit.
- A pack-size change with identical formula and process is a change note; hiding formula edits inside an extension triggers repeated corrections.
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