Is LiHO Halal? | LiHO Tea Halal Certification in Singapore

The short answer: no. LiHO Tea in Singapore is not halal-certified by MUIS. If your practice requires certified halal food and drink, LiHO does not currently meet that bar, and no outlet in Singapore carries the MUIS halal certificate. That is the fact, stated plainly, because this question deserves a straight answer before anything else.

But certification is not the whole story for every reader, and the details matter. Here is the full picture, so you can decide according to your own practice.

What “Not Certified” Actually Means

Halal certification in Singapore is run by MUIS, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore. Certification is a formal audit: ingredients and suppliers are verified, preparation processes are inspected, and the certificate must be maintained. A brand without the certificate has not passed, or has not undergone, that formal process. It does not automatically mean haram ingredients are present. It means the independent verification that strict observers rely on is not there.

LiHO sits in exactly that gap. The brand’s drinks menu contains no pork, no lard and no meat products, and LiHO’s position is that its drinks are made with halal ingredients. What is missing is the end to end certification: individual ingredients and suppliers are not formally certified as a system, which is precisely the step MUIS certification exists to confirm.

How Different Readers Decide

Muslim readers in Singapore land in different places on uncertified brands, and all of these positions exist among LiHO’s customers:

• Certification only. If it is not MUIS certified, it is off the table. For this group, the answer to this article’s question is simply no, and the rest of the page does not change it.
• Ingredient based. Some readers check what is in the cup: tea, milk, sugar, fruit, pearls. With no pork, lard or meat products in the drinks and the brand’s halal ingredients position, this group decides LiHO is acceptable for them.
• Caution on the extras. A middle group drinks the simple teas but thinks twice about rotating seasonal toppings and special ingredients, which change through the year and are the least transparent part of any bubble tea menu.

We are a drinks guide, not a religious authority, and we are not going to push you toward any of these. Our job is the facts: not certified, no pork or lard or meat products in the drinks, halal ingredients per the brand, and no formal certification of the full supply chain.

Points Worth Knowing

Seasonal drinks change the ingredients. The core menu is stable, but limited series arrive every few weeks with new syrups, toppings and collaborations. If ingredients are your deciding factor, a brand new series is the moment to ask at the counter what is in it.

Singapore and Malaysia are separate stories. LiHO operates in Malaysia under a different market setup, and certification arrangements there, whatever they are, say nothing about Singapore outlets. Judge the Singapore outlets by the Singapore position: not MUIS certified.

Status can change. Brands do apply for certification, and certificates get granted. This page is checked and dated, and if LiHO’s status changes, this article changes with it. You can also check the current position any time in the MUIS halal directory or by asking at an outlet.

If you need certified bubble tea, Singapore has bubble tea brands and outlets that do hold MUIS certification. The MUIS directory is the reliable way to find them, since certification is per brand and sometimes per outlet, and it changes over time.

Our Verdict

Is LiHO halal? No, not certified halal in Singapore. Treat it that way if certification is your standard. If your practice is ingredient based, you now have the brand’s actual position to decide with: a drinks menu with no pork, lard or meat products and halal ingredients, without the formal certificate behind the full supply chain. Either way, you deserved better than a shrug, and now you have the facts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is LiHO TEA halal-certified in Singapore?
No. LiHO outlets in Singapore are not MUIS halal-certified as of October 2026.

Does LiHO use pork or lard?
No. LiHO’s drinks menu contains no pork, lard or meat products, and the brand states its drinks are made with halal ingredients. What it does not have is formal certification of the full ingredient and supplier chain.

Why is LiHO not halal-certified?
Certification is a voluntary, formal audit process covering suppliers, ingredients and preparation. LiHO has not completed it for its Singapore outlets. The absence of a certificate is about verification, not about a known haram ingredient in the drinks.

Is LiHO in Malaysia halal?
Malaysia operates under its own certification system and market setup, separate from Singapore. Whatever the position there, it does not change the Singapore answer: not MUIS certified.