Certification Process
The certification process includes the following steps:
No Obligation Application
The first step is to complete the application on line. The information you include provides us with a profile of your company, the raw ingredients used, and your products and/or services. Please be assured that all the information you provide us will be held in strict confidence.
APPLY ONLINE
Contract
After a detailed evaluation of the ingredients, equipment and products, the HKA will submit a proposed contract outlining the terms of certification for your approval. This contract will detail all the requirements and obligations of both parties, including a list of all approved ingredients and products.
Obtaining your Letter of Certification
After the HKA receives the signed contract indicating consent to all mutually agreed upon terms, and we have verified that all conditions have been met, a letter of certification authorizing the printing of the HKA symbol will be forwarded.
An Ongoing Relationship
After the contract is signed, regular periodic visits will be made by a HKA Rabbinic field representative. On these visits he will check ingredients, products, labels, etc. in order to monitor and audit compliance with the terms of the agreement. If, at any time after the commencement of certification, your company wishes to introduce a new product or to make changes to the approved list of ingredients, the Kashrus Administrator assigned to your company should be notified. We will work with you in a timely fashion to seek approval for these changes and to resolve any other issues which may arise while the kosher certification is in effect. Your newly certified company will now be listed in our products directory and on our website. We at the HKA are committed to making your kosher certification experience an efficient and beneficial one. This is only the beginning of what we hope will be an ongoing relationship between your company and the HKA. We appreciate your interest in HKA Kosher Certification.