[Mifsnavassy]

Honestly, I found it easier to know what was halal and what wasn't back when I'd go grocery shopping with my mom and we'd actually read the ingredients, or when we'd phone a franchise and ask the questions personally. In South Africa I find there are way too many organizations like SANHA, NHIT, MJC etc that certify places for being halal.

Out of curiousity, in the UK, if an organization certifies a restaurant like KFC to be halal, do they keep the certificate in public where it can be read by anyone? At a nearby mall, there was a KFC that had a certificate with requirements, and one of the requirements was that at all times there would be a Muslim in the kitchens. Unfortunately, that requirement was not being met so my husband and I stopped going there. Even closer to our house (about five mins away) is another KFC that is certified halal by an organization, yet requirements are not being met once again. It's really hard to know who to trust.