- Journal
- RESULTS IN ENGINEERING
- Année
- 2026
- Volume
- 29
- Article
- 109740
- Mois
- MAR
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.rineng.2026.109740
Abstract
Halal certification of food is highly regarded as a verification method for Muslims to rely on. It serves as the metric for permissibility to consume certain food and is backed by Islamic law. Due to its importance, halal certification systems have been implemented across the globe, targeting the Muslim population. In the UAE, halal certification is a process governed by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, and it works to assess food products and measure their halal status. However, the process requires upgrades, which can greatly improve it, like enhancing transparency between actors and minimizing human error. Including the lack of UAE-specific solutions, most solutions do not provide a full, interactive prototype or a proper off-chain document storage integration. Our research paper fills these gaps by proposing a full prototype application for halal certification that presents a rework of the current system while maintaining its core functionality. It provides a frontend, backend, and database that work together with the Hyperledger Fabric network, the chaincode that defines transaction logic between actors and restricts user access based on their role, and an off-chain document storage functionality that minimizes load on the network. Blockchain experimental benchmarking shows that the system sustains approximately 23 TPS for certification write operations and up to 197 TPS for verification queries with negligible read latency (similar to 0.01 s), demonstrating practical scalability and stability. The prototype presents the features of blockchain, such as traceability, immutability, and security.