Prime Group Asia Pacific Becomes First PH Halal Certifying Body Accredited By UAE

In line with UAE’s consolidated efforts to become the world’s hub for halal trade, Prime Group, a leading UAE-based quality and compliance solutions provider in the region, has recently brought its expertise to Asia Pacific, making it the first and only halal certification body in the Philippines accredited by the Emirates International Accreditation Center (EIAC).

Coinciding with the world’s biggest annual food event, Gulf Food, EAIC awarded the certification to Prime Certification and Inspection Asia Pacific (Prime C&I Asia Pacific) at the Dubai Municipality booth.

Mary Jane Alvero Al Mahdi, Chief Executive Officer of Prime Group, said: “We are very proud of this milestone, as it perfectly fits the goal of the UAE to become a key player in global halal trade. This accreditation is also very crucial in asserting the growing credibility of the Philippine halal market, and in fostering the ever-promising trade relationship between the Philippines and the UAE.”

Prime Group has many firsts to its credit, as it was the first local halal certification body to be accredited by the EIAC, first certification body in private sector to achieve ISO/IEC 17065:2012 accreditation from EIAC and Prime C&I is the first certification body in the private sector to achieve three accreditations (ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, ISO/IEC 17065:2012 & UAE.S 2055-2:2016) from the same government body.