USA: 10 Facts about the Muslim Consumer
According to a recent gallup study, Muslim Americans have the least amount of income disparity between the genders. The Muslim American community also happens to be the most ethnically diverse.
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USA: Midamar sees opportunity for meat exports to Indonesia
Indonesia and Malaysia are two of the fastest-growing export markets for the United States. Some economists forecast that Indonesia, with income from natural gas, oil, timber and mineral exports, could become the world’s seventh-largest economy before 2050.
Nov 25, 2010 | 0 comments
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USA: America’s Halal Food Success Story
Halal food outlets are growing at a rapid pace in the United States, where they cater to a large, diverse Muslim community, and experts say the restaurants now compete for customers’ satisfaction and therefore earn a niche market, even among non-Muslims.
USA: American Grocers, Owner Agree To Pay $13.2M In Fraud Case
American Grocers, Inc. and its owner Samir Itani have agreed to pay $13.2 million to settle civil charges that they engaged in false or fraudulent conduct by shipping food products past or near their expiration dates to United States troops stationed in the Middle East.
Nov 23, 2010 | 0 comments
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UK: New report offers a unique insight into the Halal market
The unique report, entitled ‘The Halal meat market: Specialist supply chain structures and consumer purchase and consumption profiles in England’, gives an overview of the Halal market and provides an insight into Muslim consumers’ attitudes to Halal meat, using qualitative and quantitative research supported by extensive desk research.
Nov 22, 2010 | 0 comments
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Indonesia: Russia, Indonesia to boost economic cooperation
Indonesian Ambassador to Russia, Hamid Awaluddin pointed out that there had been demand from Russia’s Muslim community for Indonesian garments and packaged Halal food.
Nov 20, 2010 | 0 comments
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Russia: Halal industrial park opens in Tatarstan
Russia’s first halal industrial park opened on Friday in Tatarstan. Russia is the home to 20 million Muslims.
Nov 20, 2010 | 0 comments
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USA: US grocer to pay 15 mln dlrs for scamming military: govt
Samir Itani and his Houston-based company American Grocers Ltd (AGL) are accused of adding in bogus trucking costs, concealing discounts from suppliers and falsifying health certificates and halal certificates that proved meat was in compliance with Islamic dietary laws.
Nov 20, 2010 | 0 comments
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UK: Supermarket chain pledges CCTV in abattoirs to stamp out cruelty
Secret footage shot inside a West Country slaughterhouse has reignited a row over abattoir cruelty, following a series of undercover films that have shed new light on the way animals are killed behind closed doors. These are not Halal slaughterhouses.
Nov 19, 2010 | 0 comments
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UK: New Report aims to Improve understanding of Halal Meat
The report, entitled ‘The halal meat market: Specialist supply chain structures and consumer purchase and consumption profiles in England’, will give an overview of the halal market and provide an insight into Muslim consumers’ attitudes to halal meat, using qualitative and quantitative research supported by extensive desk research.
Nov 19, 2010 | 0 comments
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UK: WHF Europe Strengthens Int’l Alliance on Halal Accreditation
The International Halal Integrity Alliance (IHI), The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), The American Halal Association (AHA) and the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) signed an agreement to collaborate on issues relating to Halal Standards development and the formation of a network of national Halal Accreditation bodies to ensure Halal integrity throughout the supply chain at the recent WHF Europe in London.
UK: Importance of Europe for the development of a global halal industry
How is the European halal market developing? It was with this question in mind that an invitation was extended by the World Halal Forum Europe to a two day forum in London about the future of the European halal market.
Nov 18, 2010 | 0 comments
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UK: MP’s Anger after they are secretly served Halal meat
ANGRY MPs last night urged tougher laws on food labelling after discovering that Muslim halal meat has been secretly served in House of Commons restaurants.
Nov 18, 2010 | 0 comments
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UK: Halal-row MPs in labelling call
MPs are now calling for the Government to introduce legislation to make sure halal meat is properly labelled by restaurants, food wholesalers and supermarkets.
Nov 18, 2010 | 0 comments
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UK: World Halal Forum Europe Deemed a Success by Speakers and Delegates
The forum, UK’s first major halal industry event to date, was set amidst controversial debates on Halal currently taking place in the UK. It was timely as it offered a highly focused platform for industry players, decision makers, and scholars alike to gather under one roof to discuss and deliberate issues and opportunities unique to the European sector and draw their own resolutions.
Nov 16, 2010 | 0 comments
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Malaysia: USM exports Halal collagen to China
Research collaboration between Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Holista Colltech Limited will see Malaysia supplying 30 metric tons of halal collagen to China. The ovine (sheep) collagen has never been produced by any one else in the world.
Nov 14, 2010 | 0 comments
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Japan: Islamic community lays down roots
The Tokyo Camii & Turkish Culture Center in Shibuya Ward, notable for its Ottoman architecture and intricate Arabic reliefs, is one of the mosques located across the nation that serve a small but thriving Muslim community estimated to number around 110,000 to 120,000, including roughly 10,000 Japanese Muslims.
Nov 14, 2010 | 0 comments
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UK: Inspectors swoop on Glasgow Halal butchers
Food safety officers have swooped on Glasgow’s halal butchers after claims they were selling cheap cuts of beef as lamb.
Nov 09, 2010 | 0 comments
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