A while back I read about a new symbol that could be appearing on my consumer products:

Marks on products to indicate the Kosher Certification of one authority or another are quite familiar to most Americans (I think) and "Halal" marks are common throughout the Muslim world, but this mark seems to be the first effort to mark products as acceptable to Muslims in the US. The growth of this sort of thing, especially in the US environment, is clearly going to be a slow thing, but this morning I noticed the mark on a product that was already in my medicine cabinet, Deodorant - Apricot Long Last Stick (2.25oz 18P).

IFANCA: About Us:

IFANCA's halal certification symbol, the Crescent M, can be found on thousands of products around the globe. In addition, IFANCA maintains close working relationships with many Islamic centers and Islamic organizations throughout the country and the world.

The seem to know their stuff, but who knows what process they go about when certifying products. Still I'll trust this mark over nothing, and it's better than my trying to review a product for Kosher marks, since there is a ton of difference between those marks as well, and I also then have to search for anything with alcohol in it.