Category: Meat & Poultry
UK: Centre of Excellence in Halal Compliance and Training offering CPD-One Day Course
Continuing Professional Development CPD workshops help to prepare management and operational staff to fulfil requirements for their Halal certification audit with an accreditation.
Opinion: Transparency and Trust in the Halal Food Chain
When applied to the halal food sector, the concepts of transparency and trust force us to engage with the complexities and nuances of the industry.
Malaysia: Documents Allege Corruption in Malaysia’s Halal Certification Process
MACC Chief Commissioner said the allegations of corruption within JAKIM had come to the MACC’s attention. s
She will make further announcements as investigations progress.
China keen to invest in Pakistan’s Halal meat industry
Leader of a Chinese delegation Zhu Maa has shown interest in investing in Halal meat industry in Pakistan and exporting it to China and Middle Eastern countries.
Opinion: Harmonizing Halal Standards
Strong political will is needed among all governments to realize the vision of implementing common halal standards and certification across the world.
Brazil’s BRF to invest $120 mln in Saudi chicken processing plant
The company, the largest food exporter in the Gulf region, has four production facilities in the Middle East, where increasing populations will lift demand for food.
Saudi Arabia: Foodex 2019 will be having extensive International and Local Participation
The Exhibition will be held from 11-14 November, Jeddah Center for Forums and Events, and will be witnessing an exciting competition between local, regional and international corporations.
Opinion: Veggie burgers were living an idyllic little existence. Then they got caught in the war over meat.
As plant-based meat goes from an afterthought to a financial juggernaut that aims to change how most people eat, the opposition has suddenly awakened.
UK: Food fraud on the rise, claims research
The report suggests that illegal beef production from unapproved premises or without the proper inspections account for almost 43% of reported fraud in the global beef supply chain.
Belgium tests EU rules on halal and kosher slaughter
From September 1, the French-speaking region of Wallonia will be the second Belgian authority after Flanders to ban halal and kosher slaughter.
UK: Chicken farming: birds ‘spend final days in agony’
Chickens reared by companies supplying Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi are apparently collapsing under their own weight and may be spending their final days in pain.
UK: British livestock farming and the supply of lambs for Qurbani
As Muslims around the world prepare for the annual festival of thanksgiving or sacrifice, many will be making arrangements for procuring eligible animals to offer for Qurbani.
Saudi Arabia inspects Ukrainian chicken producers
The mission inspected domestic producers of poultry meat and products from it, which were approved for export of these products.
Canada: North Bay meat facility gets $2.4M
Plans call for a meat-processing plant and cold storage facility, which will produce high-quality meat, Kosher meat products, and Halal meat products, which will be exported.
UK: George Eustice and AIMS clash in debate around religious slaughter
Former Agriculture Minister, George Eustice, requested the right of response to views expressed by AIMS (Association of Independent Meat Suppliers) on stunning immediately after the cut.
UK: AIMS responds to former Defra minster Eustice’s U-turn on religious slaughter
George Eustice, now believes that stunning immediately after the cut in religious slaughter should be encouraged to mitigate the adverse effects of slaughter without stunning.
UK is being left behind by other developed nations when it comes to legislation on religious slaughter
Former Defra minister, George Eustice MP writes on his Westminster Hall debate on the religious slaughter of farm animals.
USA: Summer Fancy Food Show 23-25, Javits Center, NY, USA
At Summer Fancy Show – Riz Global Foods is introducing North America’s first and largest assortment of frozen, value added boxed lamb and wagyu beef products.
Malaysia: Sarawak to become leading cattle meat supplier in the ASEAN region
The AUD20 million (RM58 million) acquisition of the new cattle station was earlier announced by the Chief Minister who recently led a delegation to SEDC’s Rosewood Cattle Station in Western Australia.
Egypt makes surprise change to US halal beef rules
Other countries, such as Kuwait, accept certification from any Islamic body in the exporting country. Egypt is now the only US trading partner having only one authorized halal certifier.
