Category Archives: Meat & Poultry

Australia: Jordanian princess pushes for live export restrictions
11/11/2011

With financial support from the Australian Government and advice from animal advocacy charity Animals Australia, ...

UK: No room for complacency in red meat market
04/11/2011

The livestock industry needs to think more carefully about animal health and increasing consumer interest ...

Canada: Popeyes in fight over Halal chicken
03/11/2011

A group of Muslim restaurant franchisees is fighting fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Chicken in court ...

USA: Midamar Director Jalel Aossey Speak on Keys to Success in the Halal Industry
01/11/2011

As the first Halal Food company to develop an e-commerce site in the year 2000 ...

Australia: Unstunned slaughter to continue in Australia
31/10/2011

Exemptions that allow some Australian abattoirs to conduct ritual slaughters without prior stunning will continue, ...

USA: Halal meat practice heats national debate
29/10/2011

The controversy over the appropriate method of slaughtering an animal while taking account of the ...

Australia: Ministers to discuss banning religious exemptions from stunning
27/10/2011

Australia's primary industries ministers tomorrow will discuss whether to ban religious exemptions from stunning animals ...

Pakistan: Energy, security challenges not insurmountable: UK Diplomat
23/10/2011

The British Deputy High Commissioner in Pakistan, spoke at a reception for a UK trade ...

UK: ANSA release ‘New’ Abattoir Standard for 100% dedicated Non-Stun Halal Meat Plants
22/10/2011

ANSA are excited to announce the launch of the ‘New’ ANSA Abattoir Standards for its ...

UAE: GCC Halal stamp likely on imported meat
19/10/2011

An authorised “Halal” stamp is likely to be made mandatory for all meat imported to ...

Jordon: Princess Alia bint al-Hussein of Jordan calls for cattle stunning before slaughter
17/10/2011

THE King of Jordan's sister has been asking Australia's agriculture department to stop the slaughter ...

UK: £1bn export potential for Halal meat into the Middle East
14/10/2011

Jim Paice, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food attended the Anuga food show in ...

USA: Food producers can now test their own products for porcine DNA
10/10/2011

HalalFocus interviews Hans C. Kastensmith (HCK), chairman and CEO, InstantLabs a machine they have designed ...

Brunei: Opinion-Slow Boat To Halal Certification
30/09/2011

A look at the Halal logos and Halal certification in Brunei. Are they giving reassurance ...

Pakistan: PBIT, Thai Embassy hold Halal Food conference
29/09/2011

Punjab has the world’s fourth largest population of livestock with over 43 livestock breeds. Therefore ...

Brazil: The Halal Meat Trade
28/09/2011

The number of Brazilian meat processors seeking Halal certification has grown rapidly within the last ...

Pakistan: Government to establish 200 acre Halal Industrial Park
26/09/2011

This industrial food products’ park will be provided full cover by the government and patronage ...

Pakistan: Belgium can provide technical, financial support
21/09/2011

Tariq Iqbal Puri, Chief Executive Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) while meeting with Michel ...

UAE: Inzi and Anwar’s new cut
20/09/2011

Pakistan's batting legends Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saeed Anwar, who once used to butcher bowlers, are now ...

USA: Halal standards in Muslim community up for interpretation
19/09/2011

Within the U.S. Muslim community, suspicion has grown in recent years about meat sold under ...