Eleven shades of food integrity: A halal supply chain perspective

• Published in: Trends in food science & technology Vol. 71; pp. 216 - 224
• Main Authors: Ali, Mohd Helmi, Suleiman, Norhidayah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Food chains; Food industry; Food integrity; Food processing industry; Food production; Food quality; Food supply; Food supply chain; Halal; Halal food; Integrity; Outbreaks; Product safety; Raw materials; Shades; Studies; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Food integrity; Halal; Food supply chain
• ISSN: 0924-2244; 1879-3053
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2017.11.016

Food integrity is not only related to the good quality of the food product, nonetheless, it distresses closely more on the health, safety, religious and cultural matters. Weaknesses in handling, monitoring, processing and other factors along the food’s supply chain outbreaks the recent food integrity scandal. These outbreak food integrity scandals could be prevented if clear aspects that affect the food integrity were embraced along the food supply chain. This article is aiming to highlight the factors affecting food integrity in the context of the halal food supply chain and their potential for future research.
This review attempts to provide a wider view of supply chain management in the halal food industry. Attention is drawn to the literature on other food industries and the results there are put in the context of the halal food setting. In this review, it emphasizes the factors could be monitor or control that contributes to the problem of food integrity.
Eleven ‘shades’ of food integrity in the halal supply chain are offered, which can be categorized into four supply chain dimensions, related to raw materials, production, service, and the consumer. Each shade is defined and aligned with the results in the literature, and areas for future research are suggested. Theoretical and managerial implications are provided. The ‘shades’ highlighted can be used and considered by managers as fundamental insights to ponder in safeguarding the integrity of halal products.
•The many food scandals show that even when all food standards adhere, problems may still arise.•This review intended to unpack the food integrity uncertainties and ambiguities in halal supply chain.•The challenges set out in this review could be used as foundation for extra vigilance, beyond the matter of food integrity.•Ensuring halal food integrity is efforts are multidimensional, equally important and dependent on one another.