Category Archives: Halal Integrity

Opinion: Natural Allies – Halal Food and Islamic Finance
08/09/2019

This article was originally written for The Halal Journal Magazine, published in Malaysia by KasehDia, ...

CIS: Lack of standardisation poses problems for halal industry in CIS, notes conference
05/09/2019

Private companies frequently work without accreditation certificates and several organisations issuing them are not registered ...

‘New fraud opportunity’: Expert lambasts new Vietnam-Malaysia halal certification cent
04/09/2019

The Vietnam-Malaysia Certification Centre was launched earlier this year in the Southern Vietnamese city of ...

Indonesia: MUI fights back with legal challenge as govt takes over halal certification authority
30/08/2019

Directors of MUI's food and drug analysis agencies (LPPOM) from 31 provinces across the country ...

UK: Food fraud on the rise, claims research
26/08/2019

The report suggests that illegal beef production from unapproved premises or without the proper inspections ...

World Halal Council announces support for Indonesia’s new Halal certification agency
22/08/2019

The WHC is hopeful that the Indonesian Government and its Halal Product Certification Agency, BPJPH will ...

Malaysia: DNeX inks MoU with PIJ Holdings
20/08/2019

This includes the embedding of blockchain technology for the application and verification of halal and ...

Philippine food giant San Miguel eyes exports to Gulf Arab states after halal certification
19/08/2019

The Pure Foods Hormel’s facilities for the production of Purefoods Corned Beef and Tender Juicy ...

Malaysia: Entrepreneur Development Ministry mulls takeover of halal industry development
18/08/2019

Certification would remain with the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) with the continued involvement of the ...

Malaysia to focus on halal, Islamic finance industries in trade with Arab countries
15/08/2019

Through the AMCC, Malaysia expects to cooperate with all the 16 embassies of the Arab ...

Turkey: New editions of OIC/SMIIC Halal Standards
09/08/2019

SMIIC has published the latest editions of the OIC/SMIIC halal standards upon the completion of ...

Uzbekistan eager to buy Halal food from Balarus
07/08/2019

The lab offers its services to about 60 Belarusian food producers. About 95,000 tests of ...

Vietnam-Malaysia Halal Certification Centre established in Can Tho
07/08/2019

An agreement to this effect was signed by the NHO-QSCert Organisation of NHONHO Technology Co., ...

UK: British livestock farming and the supply of lambs for Qurbani
06/08/2019

As Muslims around the world prepare for the annual festival of thanksgiving or sacrifice, many ...

Nigeria: Institution seeks government legislation for Halal right
05/08/2019

The Halal Certification Authority (HCA) has called on the Federal Government to ensure halal certification ...

UAE: With new leader, Dubai’s IHAF wants to develop ISO-level halal standards
03/08/2019

Dr Rehab Faraj Al Ameri told Salaam Gateway this vision is one that IHAF will ...

Malaysia: 9 out of 10 SMEs do not have halal certification
02/08/2019

One of the reasons was the fact that most entrepreneurs were running their businesses in ...

Nigeria: Government urged to legislate halal consumer rights
02/08/2019

The Halal Certification Authority (HCA) has urged the Federal Government to emulate developed countries who ...

Bahrain in talks with Indonesia to set up halal certification body
01/08/2019

The move follows Saudi’s new rule that food imports into the kingdom require halal certification ...

Saudi Arabia inspects Ukrainian chicken producers
31/07/2019

The mission inspected domestic producers of poultry meat and products from it, which were approved ...