Category: Ingredients
Opinion: Halal labeling: The next gold mine?
The worldwide food industry is paying attention to detail to fulfill Muslim halal requirements by avoiding some substances or ingredients.
Opinion: Challenges for private equity in Halal industry
The challenge comes down to integrity risks. We need to start the process of owning the halal-agro-food supply chain.
Thailand: Uncontrolled growth of halal food sector
An increase in the number of non-Muslims also preferring Halal foods has led to the uncontrolled growth of the halal food sector. Certifications are not strict enough.
Malaysia: Call to broaden Halal production
The halal players in Malaysia should invest in overseas operations to take advantage of the procurement of raw materials and the proximity of markets.
Dubai: New international center for Halal food and products to open
Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality has announced that the civic body will soon start establishing an international accreditation center for Halal food.
EU: Evonik Industries Receives Halal Cert
The certification ensures that food and drinks, in addition to cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, are permissible according to ritual Islamic regulations.
Malaysia: Halal industry enters new phase with ‘grey areas’
Halal industry experts believe the use of alcohol derivatives and other additives in food and beverages has resulted in “grey areas”.
UAE: Food colouring substance E120 is halal
Concerns over the use of a type of food colouring in imported juices and sweets believed not to be halal have been clarified by Sharjah Municipality.
Malaysia: ‘Halal’ makeup, a religious obligation
In 2010, the industry exported RM1.3 billion in products to the rest of the world; two years later, it rose to RM1.73 billion, according to the “halal” Industry Development Corporation (HDC).
Patients must be informed about Halal drugs, Turkish doctor says
Drugs prospectuses should involve data about whether they are halal, and patients should be made aware of that data by doctors, according to a surgeon in Turkey’s Aegean province of Afyonkarahisar.
Opinion: Polish Up Your Act – Halal Nail Polish?
Polish cosmetics brand Inglot developed its breathable nail polish three years ago, but not with the Muslim market in mind. “It’s a health thing,” said Maha. “If you wear nail polish all the time then air can’t get to your nails, and it’s not good for them.”
Malaysia: Xianjiang to be palm-based oil distribution hub for China Central Region
Firat International Trade Co Ltd, the main distributor of palm oil in Xianjiang, China, expects to distribute 100,000 kilogrammes of Malaysian palm-based cooking oil per month in the province.
Denmark: BHJ Launches World’s First Functional Chicken Protein
The company says it is ideal for use in a wide range of chicken applications including cold meats, marinated chicken, nuggets, burgers and meat balls. BHJ’s SCANPRO FCP 75/SF is Halal-approved.
Malaysia continues to be regional sourcing hub for halal ingredients
Among the products that are in demand by foreign companies are medical products like halal gel and capsules as well as franchising opportunities. These are some ideas or products that have attracted interest from foreign companies coming to MIHAS 2013,
Malaysia: Qatar ponders investment in Sarawak halal hub
Qatar sees gelatine from fish as one of the new products that is in-demand. Their representative said there is a potential growth for this market especially in medicine. The diplomat stressed that Qatar is investing heavily in agriculture and food production.
EU gives ‘untimely’ OK to pork, poultry in fish feed
The European Commission has reapproved the use of reconstituted animal protein for use in fish feed from June 2013, in a move declared “untimely” by French deputy minister for food Guillaume Garot.
Norway agency to file complaint over pork in Halal food
Kebab meat sold by Norwegian group Kuraas to restaurants contained between five and 30 percent pork even though it was marked as halal, the agency found. “We will file a complaint against the producer,” Catherine Signe Svinland, an adviser at the food safety watchdog.
Opinion: Food colouring, is it Halal and is it dangerous?
Food company Sensient is offering Halal certified colours to the Middle Eastern market. Meanwhile in the US artificial colouring is used widely in products made by Kraft, Kellogg’s and even McDonald’s french fries with results now known to be associated with long term health problems.
UK: MAT to Settle the Terms of Reference to the Community Inquiry
The Muslim Arbitration Tribunal will be inviting all the stakeholders involved in the recent discovery of pork DNA contamination in the supply chain of a Northern Ireland company to a Community Inquiry.
UK: Prison inmates sue Government over tainted Halal meat
UK certifiers claim to be Halal regulators for the food industry, claiming that their organisations have been empowered by Defra and FSA. The following statement from Mr Geoff Webdale of the Defra Animal Welfare Core Team states this is not the case.
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