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Is Jack Link's Halal?

It depends on where you bought it.

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About this ruling

Condition
Certification and products vary by market
Evidence confidence
Medium means the sources are named, but they do not pin the evidence to a specific market or product. Use this page as orientation, then read the pack in your hand.
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Reviewed

Jack Link's answers the question in its own FAQs.

Next step Jack Link's says its US and Canadian products are not Halal-certified, and its Australian products are 'no longer Halal certified'. Outside the US and Canada it tells you to check the back of the pack: a Brazilian-made beef jerky pack sold in Europe carries the FAMBRAS Halal Brazil mark. Jack Link's also makes pork snacks. How to verify
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Photo: Open Food Facts contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0

How to verify

  1. US and Canada: not certified, per Jack Link's; treat the meat as not Halal.
  2. Australia: 'no longer Halal certified'.
  3. UK and Europe: turn the pack over and look for a Halal logo, such as FAMBRAS Halal Brazil on Brazilian-made beef jerky. No logo, no certification.
  4. Pork products, such as pork sticks, are Haram wherever they are sold.

Quick checks

  • US, Canada, Australia: not Halal-certified.
  • Europe: look for a Halal logo on the back.
  • Pork snacks are Haram.

What decides the answer

  • Australia

    no longer Halal-certified, per Jack Link's

  • UK and Europe, pack with a Halal logo (e.g. FAMBRAS Halal Brazil)

    Halal-certified

  • UK and Europe, pack without a Halal logo

    not certified; treat as not Halal

  • US and Canada

    not Halal-certified, per Jack Link's

  • Pork snacks

    Haram

Why this ruling

Jack Link's is the American jerky brand, sold worldwide. The meat is the whole question, and Jack Link's answers it differently depending on where you are.

Where Halal-certified? Jack Link's own words
United States, Canada No "not certified Halal or Kosher"[1]
Australia No longer "no longer Halal certified"[2]
Elsewhere Product by product "check the back of the package"[1]

In the US, the brand also sells pork snacks alongside beef, turkey and chicken,[1] so even within one country the answer is per product.

European packs with a Halal mark

A Jack Link's Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot pack sold across Europe, including the UK, is made in Brazil and carries the FAMBRAS Halal Brazil logo next to the Brazilian inspection mark.[3] That is the kind of mark Jack Link's tells you to look for. The pack we saw is dated 2019, so check the one in your hand: if the logo is there, the jerky is certified; if not, treat it as not Halal.

Jerky is just dried meat, so the rules for beef apply in full: the slaughter decides it.

Biltong

Jack Link's sells a beef Biltong Original in Europe. Pack photos from 2019 to 2024 show no Halal logo on the front, and the packs disagree on origin: one says it was "made in the UK, using a traditional South African recipe", while a 2019 label in Polish says it was produced in Germany from EU meat.[4] Check the back of the pack you buy; without a Halal mark, treat it as not certified.

Where you'll find it

  • Beef jerky in Original, Teriyaki and Sweet & Hot
  • Meat sticks and turkey and chicken snacks
  • Pork snacks in some markets

Frequently asked questions

Is Jack Link's Halal?
It depends where you buy it. Jack Link's says its US and Canadian products are not Halal-certified, and its Australian products are no longer certified. In Europe, some Brazilian-made beef jerky packs carry the FAMBRAS Halal Brazil mark, so check the back of the pack.
Is Jack Link's beef jerky Halal in the UK?
Only if the pack shows a Halal logo. A Jack Link's Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot pack sold in the UK and Europe, made in Brazil, carries the FAMBRAS Halal Brazil mark. Jack Link's own advice outside the US and Canada is to check the back of the package.
Is Jack Link's Halal in the US?
No. Jack Link's FAQ says: 'For products sold in the United States and Canada, the products are not certified Halal or Kosher.'
Is Jack Link's Halal in Australia?
No longer. Jack Link's Australia says: 'Jack Link's products are no longer Halal certified.'
Is Jack Link's biltong Halal?
No Halal mark shows on the Biltong Original packs photographed between 2019 and 2024, and one 2019 pack says it was made in the UK while another says it was made in Germany from EU meat. Jack Link's says certification is product- and source-specific, so check the back of your pack; without a Halal mark, treat it as not certified.

Scholarly view

Beef is lawful only when the animal is slaughtered Islamically, and jerky is simply dried meat, so the slaughter decides it. A Halal logo from a recognised certifier, such as FAMBRAS in Brazil, is the evidence for that.

Where the maker itself says its products are not certified, as in the US, Canada and Australia, the beef is treated as not Halal.

Sources

Named Islamic, certifier, manufacturer, and regulatory sources used on this page. Inline markers like [1] jump here. Retrieval dates show when we last checked the live URL. Editorial methodology.

Manufacturer / product

  1. FAQs — Are your products Halal or Kosher?

    Jack Link's Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United States

    'Halal and Kosher certification is product/ingredient-specific and can vary depending on the location of the product/ingredient source. For products sold in the United States and Canada, the products are not certified Halal or Kosher. Outside the United States and Canada, the best way to find if a Jack Link's product is Halal or Kosher is to check the back of the package.' Same page: meat snacks 'made from lean cuts of 100% beef, turkey, chicken or pork'.

  2. FAQs — Are Jack Link's products Halal?

    Jack Link's Australia Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: Australia

    'Are Jack Link's products Halal? Jack Link's products are no longer Halal certified.'

  3. Jack Link's Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot, 40 g (European label)

    Open Food Facts Retrieved

    Pack photo (image 3) shows the FAMBRAS Halal Brazil logo beside the Brazilian SIF 1690 inspection mark; 'Product of Brazil'; distributed by Jack Link's Snacks, LSI – Germany GmbH, Ansbach; pack © 2019. Sold in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and the UK. Ingredients: beef, sugar, sea salt, yeast extract, garlic powder, spices, curing salt, flavourings, onion powder, rosemary extract, citric acid, pineapple powder.

  4. Jack Link's Biltong Original 25 g (barcode 4251097407234)

    Open Food Facts (pack photos) Retrieved

    Front photo from August 2019: '100% lean beef', 'Made in the UK, using a traditional South African recipe'. Nutrition-panel photo from September 2019, in Polish: produced in Germany from meat from the European Union. Front photos from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show no Halal logo.

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