Is Cow & Gate Halal?

Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of our halal certified milks by range and stage, and a list of those that aren’t.¹

Products that are Halal certified:

• First milks from birth
• Follow-on milks from 6 months
• Toddler milks from 12 months
• Specialist milks

Products that are not Halal certified:

• Milks
• Foods

• Cow & Gate First infant milk 800g
• Cow & Gate First infant milk Big Pack 2 x 600g
• Cow & Gate First infant milk 350g
• Cow & Gate First infant milk 700g
• Cow & Gate First infant milk 24x70ml (available in hospitals)
• Cow & Gate First infant milk starter pack 6x70ml ready to feed bottles
• Cow & Gate First infant milk 200ml ready to feed bottle
• Cow & Gate First infant milk 4x200ml ready to feed bottles
• Cow & Gate First infant milk 6x200ml ready to feed bottles
• Cow & Gate First infant milk 1 litre ready to feed bottle
• Cow & Gate Hungry First infant milk 800g
• Cow & Gate Hungry First infant milk 200ml ready to feed bottle

• Cow & Gate Follow-on milk 800g
• Cow & Gate Follow-on milk Big Pack 2 x 600g
• Cow & Gate Follow-on milk 350g
• Cow & Gate Follow-on milk 700g
• Cow & Gate Follow-on milk 200ml ready to drink bottle
• Cow & Gate Follow-on milk 4x200ml ready to drink bottles
• Cow & Gate Follow-on milk 6x200ml ready to drink bottles
• Cow & Gate Follow-on milk 1 litre ready to drink bottle

• Cow & Gate Toddler milk from 1 year 800g
• Cow & Gate Toddler milk from 2 years 800g
• Cow & Gate Toddler milk from 1 year 700g

• Cow & Gate Anti-Reflux 800g
• Cow & Gate Comfort 800g
• Cow & Gate Carobel 6x135g

• Cow & Gate Toddler milk from 1 year 200ml ready to drink carton
• Cow & Gate Toddler milk from 1 year 15 x 200ml ready to drink cartons
• Cow & Gate Toddler milk from 1 year 1L ready to drink carton

Cow & Gate baby foods are not halal certified. However, most of our milks are halal certified. 

At Cow & Gate, we respect the cultural and religious practices of all our parents and their children.

That’s why we’ll only describe our products as halal if they have been given a halal certificate from an Islamic halal authorisation body.  There’s more about this process below.

We’ve put a lot of care and attention into selecting the certification bodies that certify our baby products as halal. We’ve looked at and considered their reputation within the UK Muslim community, as well as their international reach.

For a product to be halal approved, it must follow Islamic dietary guidelines. The two main conditions for our products to be certified as halal under the guidelines are that:

1. Only halal ingredients (raw materials) are used.
2. The factory is audited and approved by an Islamic halal authorisation body.

Whether our products are halal certified depends largely upon the factory in which they were made.

Most of our recipes do not contain haram ingredients or processing steps. However, some of our factories have not yet been halal approved. This doesn't mean that the recipes are unsuitable for a halal diet, but they have not been certified by an external authorisation body.

For example, our Cow & Gate First Milk 800g is produced in a factory which has been halal approved, whereas our Cow & Gate Toddler milk from 1 year 200ml ready to drink carton is produced in a different factory which has not yet been approved or visited by an Islamic halal authorisation body.

You’ll find the full list of halal approved products above, but if you have any more questions, just contact us and we’ll be happy to help.