Category: Science & Research

US University Keen On Halal Food Research For NASA Programme

The Texas A&M University System is keen to conduct a research on halal food as a part of its National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) programme.

Jun 26, 2010 | 0 comments View Post

Malaysia: More Halal Fairs Will Boost Growth Of Halal Industry, Says Rosmah

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, the Prime Minister’s wife, believes more summits for the halal industry will help its growth and participants to keep abreast with new findings and technologies.

Jun 26, 2010 | 0 comments View Post

Malaysia: WHRS Recommends International Framework On Halal Experts

The World Halal Research Summit (WHRS) 2010 recommended an international framework on halal experts for the industry and recognition of the importance of technology commercialisation.

Jun 26, 2010 | 0 comments View Post

Malaysia: Perak to have halal research centre

IPOH: A RM3 million centre for scientific research on the halal industry will be built in Bandar Meru Raya. Construction of the centre is expected to be ready in November while operations will commence by early next year.

Apr 17, 2010 | 0 comments View Post

Malaysia: Boost for halal industry

A team of researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has discovered a method of differentiating chicken from pork in food products by using a sugar mixture called ribose. Through the method, which uses the Maillard reaction approach, the two meats will change into a different colour as a result of their reaction to the sugar compound.

Apr 04, 2010 | 0 comments View Post

‘It’s a non-issue whether H1N1 jab is halal or haram’

Rasidah HAB
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
A MALAYSIAN medical expert yesterday quashed worries on the safety of the Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine, saying that there are no problems of whether the jabs were halal (permitted) or haram (prohibited) for Muslims.
In an interview with The Brunei Times, Dr Danial Zainal Abidin, managing director of [...]

Mar 24, 2010 | 0 comments View Post

Brunei ‘must brand Halal initiative on global market’

Director of Agriculture and Agrifood Hjh Normah Jamil said Brunei is collaborating with Tanaka Kikinzoku Group, as the Sultanate is still lacking in the field of science. They are currently in the Sultanate to provide a demonstration of a rapid test strip for pork detection in food samples. The rapid test strip will allow fast, reliable and simple testing of food samples to determine if it contains any traces of pork.

Feb 17, 2010 | 0 comments View Post

Brunei: 11th ASEAN Food Conference 21-23 October 2009

The 11th ASEAN Food Conference (AFC 09), a biennial event, was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, promoting the theme “Food Science and Technology: Innovative Approaches and Opportunities for Global Markets”. This conference was supported by the ASEAN Committee on Food Science and Technology (ASEAN-COST) and FIFSTA, also by the Ministry of Development (MOD), Department of Agriculture (DoA), Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, University Brunei Darussalam (UBD), and Brunei Darussalam Association of Food Science and Technology (BDAFST).

Oct 24, 2009 | 0 comments View Post