Conservative MP Philip Davies wanted customers in the UK to be fully informed about what products they bought however Labour’s Gorton MP Sir Gerald Kaufman spoke out. MPs voted to block the Food Labelling (Halal and Kosher Meat) Bill 73 to 70, a majority of three.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority is strengthening its oversight laboratories and offices with equipment and qualified personnel to enhance its presence in various exit and entry points to ensure the safety of food and drugs.
The council approved the scheme comprising 46 articles which included the definition of food, food additives, its safety, hygienic practices, food handling, set standards for food, environmental and health requirements and packaging.
Australia has its first “Halal friendly pharmacy” that may herald a new niche in the competitive retail pharmacy market. A large segment of Muslim consumers are requesting medicines that are Halal.
Some concerns addressed at the meeting included Halal food, which is not provided in the prisons. Also a second article on Halal food in the Ohio prisons.
Taiwan plans to expand its halal food sector and is looking forward to working with Malaysia whose Halal certification is recognised by over 22 OIC member countries.
The Halal Authority Board (HAB) in the UK has designed what they say is a “realistic and practical” certification scheme that regulates the production of halal products.
How Germans slaughter the animals they eat is strictly regulated, more than in most EU countries. Today Germans are intolerant of the Halal slaughter tradition of its four million Muslims.
An eminent group of UK Halal scholars have created a new Shariah-compliant halal certification scheme for the food industry, which they hope will be adopted as a worldwide standard.
The Prosperous Justice Party politician Ledia Hanifa said it was not appropriate for a Halal product regulators to be involved in the certification process.
Unscrupulous traders are forging Kenya Meat Commission stamps to export poor quality meat products that fail the test of food health standards and Halal standards.
EVER heard of halal chinaware? Well, a Singapore company has had their china certified halal and the products are now in the market.
Getting halal certification from Jakim is good for business but there are some who are wondering if the effort is worth it.
A discourse by Ahmad Adam, CEO and Founder of Crescent Foods of Chicago. How many CEO’s of food manufacturers could deliver a discourse this? No wonder the chicken tastes good!
Cert ID Europe has joined forces with the Hijaz Group to form the Halal Authority Board (HAB), which will offer a new worldwide benchmark for Halal certification for the food industry.
France is home to the largest Muslim community in the Western world. For several years now, France’s national standardisation body AFNOR has been working with other standardisation bodies in Europe to develop a European halal standard.
The World Halal Food Council (WHFC) officially opened their office for Europe Regional, and their Executive Committee for Europe is located in The Netherlands. This has been done to facilitate the coordination of the implementation of halal standards that have been stipulated together with MUI and WHFC in Europe.
The system can verify online more than 3,000 Halal products that are registered with Jakim. DagangAsia Net invested RM3.5 million to set up the Halal Verified Engine (HVE) at the DagangHalal.com portal.
Islamic Finance news – IFN Today, Thursday, 17th May 2012
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