The conference itself aims to discuss the global market for Halal cosmetics and toiletries, including its potential, future trends and R&D activities. In addition, current standards and certification for this market will be examined.
Mr. Alex Andarakis has been appointed as the Middle East Ambassador an Advisory Board Director for the European Chief Marketing Officer Conference, Europe’s leading platform for marketing chiefs to exchange insights thus turning it into a ‘DAVOS’ for marketing gurus.
The Malaysian Government is to introduce the Halal Act next year which, among others, only recognises halal certificates and logos issued by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim). The Halal Act Bill is to be tabled in Parliament in June.
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) said Tuesday that non-alcohol drinks were not necessarily halal (allowed under Sharia law), and still needed MUI halal certification. “They sometimes contain ingredients like taurine, pepsin, gelatin, active carbon or coating,” executive director of the Cosmetics and Drugs Monitoring Institution at the MUI, Lukmanul Hakim, said as quoted by Antara news agency.
Mosques in Birmingham have called for consumers and processors to be made more of aware of machine slaughtering used in halal meat production.
Commissioned by EBLEX, and produced by West Park Media, this project saw West Park Media film across the U.K. and in Spain; on farms, abattoirs and mosques, dealing with the subject of stunning animals in the Muslim religion. The finished film was given out to mosques across the country by EBLEX and in the process, changed English law regarding the stunning of animals.
In response to consumer demand, and no doubt with an eye on the bottom line, KFC have increased the number of outlets around the UK offering a Halal menu to seventy-three locations. This is an interesting move, and one that will probably provoke a mixed response – not least because of the Halal Food Authority ruling that allows ’stun-to-stun’ prior to slaughter, a view that not all consumers are happy with. The fact that KFC have made their position and their definitions of Halal very clear on their website is a commendable move that others would do well to emulate.
This March and April 2010, Dr. Chaudry, President of Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) talks about the growing US halal market on Sky Radio Network. Nearly 20,000 US Airways international flights will air the interview of Dr. Chaudry.
The Brussels Chamber of Commerce (BECI) issued the first European halal certificate Thursday, meant to facilitate exports. The product is a festive drink without alcohol, ‘Night Orient‘.
The certificate verifies that the product conforms to the percepts of Islam. The first product to receive the new label is from Liège. [...]
Peter Fenton, headteacher of the Clinton Street school, said: “I am pleased that as a school with a high proportion of Muslim children, that our self managed kitchen has been recognised as meeting the standards of the Halal Monitoring Committee for purchase, storage and preparation of our meals. “This has already been well received by the whole of the school community.”
A video clip about the increase in Halal meat production in the Ningxia region of China, home to a large indigenous Muslim population. Not only are they catering to local demand, they are also looking to enter global markets with their Halal meat products
BRUNEI’S “halal ecosystem” of initiatives can serve as a model for other countries seeking an integrated approach, a government consultant said.
Because of the Sultanate’s imaginative, innovative and integrated halal programme, by default, Brunei has taken the ‘thought leadership’ role in the halal market, said Hj Abdalhamid David Evans, the managing director [...]
His vision is to set up a halal Industries Hub for the CIS countries where Al-Shams is welcomed, encompassing Islamic financial services, the halal food industry (both processing and distribution), and halal food outlets throughout these countries. This strategy, he acknowledges, would require strategic alliances with regional and international partners.
Abdalhamid David Evans, managing director and senior analyst for halal specialist consultancy Imarat Consultants, touted the 5th International Halal Market Conference titled ‘Halal-The Next Decade’ to be held at the International Convention Centre in Brunei Darussalam on June 5-6 2010. “This year, we are really trying to bring Brunei into the cutting edge and show how this market is developing. We will be reviewing the past, analysing the present and forecasting the future,” he said.
MANILA, Philippines – A former woman warrior of the country’s once largest rebel group has the answer to the needs of Muslim women who believe they are defying Allah’s teaching by using pork fat-laden skin care products: an Islamic “halal” soap.
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