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 24x70ml (available in hospitals)
• Cow & Gate First Infant Milk starter pack 6x70ml ready-to-use bottles
• Cow & Gate First Infant Milk 200ml ready-to-use bottle
• Cow & Gate First Infant Milk 4x200ml ready- to- use bottles
• Cow & Gate First Infant Milk 1 litre ready-to-use bottle
• Cow & Gate First Infant Milk 800g eazypack
• Cow & Gate Hungry First Infant Milk 200ml ready-to-use bottle
• Cow & Gate Hungry First Infant Milk 800g eazypack

• Cow & Gate Follow On Milk 200ml ready-to-use bottle
• Cow & Gate Follow On Milk 4x200ml ready- to- use bottles
• Cow & Gate Follow On Milk 1 litre ready-to-use bottle
• Cow & Gate Follow On Milk 800g eazypack

• Cow & Gate Growing Up Milk 1-2 years 800g eazypack
• Cow & Gate Growing Up Milk 2-3 years 800g eazypack

• Cow & Gate Anti-Reflux Infant Formula Milk 800g eazypack
• Cow & Gate Comfort Infant Formula Milk 800g eazypack

• Cow & Gate Toddler Milk Up 1-3 years 200ml ready-to use cartons  

• Cow & Gate sterile water 90ml 
• Cow & Gate Nutriprem protein supplement 50x1g sachets, hospital use only
• Cow & Gate Nutriprem human milk fortifier 50x2.2g sachets, hospital use only
• Cow & Gate carobel 6x135g

• 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.