A controversy regarding Himalayan Products is surfacing the internet. People are claiming that Himalayan products are Halal certified. Further, @TheAtulMishra shared a picture with the logo of Himalaya and Halal Policy as the heading. Along with the post, he tagged and wrote the caption, “Please tell me this is fake news @HimalayaIndia My whole family loves Himalaya Products.”
Please tell me this is fake news @HimalayaIndia. My whole family loves Himalaya Products. pic.twitter.com/MxIx80BMtV
— Atul Mishra (@TheAtulMishra) March 30, 2022
This picture was circulated n the internet thousands of times. And, some users started to tweet to stop using Himalayan Products.
It was Hamalaya's choice, let us stand by our choice of not buying anything from @HimalayaIndia brand as they use halal certified products.
We cannot change companies' decisions, but economic strike can do it if we stay united and boycott these products.
— SALMA KA PATIDEV (@ss_santu) March 30, 2022
Celebrities like Paresh Rawal also took part in this #BoycottHimalaya trend.
Fact Check
On our fact Check analysis, we got a tweet from the official Twitter of the Himalaya Wellness Company
— Himalaya Wellness Company (@HimalayaIndia) April 1, 2022
In the above tweet Himalaya has clarified that in certain countries, halal certification is mandatory. Hence, the halal certification is obtained as per the respective regulations for such countries only. Further, it has also clarified and confirmed that none of the Himalayan products contain meat as alleged on some of the social media platforms, this is factually incorrect. Halal certification does not imply that a product contains animal-derived ingredients.
Moreover, we have also found that many companies in the market sell Halal-certified products but that doesn’t mean that they contain Halal meat. Products of companies like Tata, Reliance and Hindustan Unilever limited are also Halal certified.
Hence, the claim by users is misleading.
