Category: EU
Opinion: Vegan options are set to increase even more in 2018, says GlobalData
2017 has seen some landmark vegan products launched by major brands: McDonalds released a vegan burger, Pizza Hut launched a vegan pizza, and Asda began stocking vegan mince pies.
Poland: Poultry producer launches exports to UK
“Imposing a ban on non-stun slaughter could generate losses for both meat processors and breeders,” Zarzycki said. “We export such meat to France, Lebanon and Germany, and we also sell it in Poland.?”
UAE: Halal Accreditation Certificate awarded to the Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Agency has become the authorized halal certification body for Montenegro, which will enable companies from this country to place their products on the market of the Gulf countries.
EU slaughter rules do not curb halal, kosher practices, top court adviser says
A European Union stipulation that ritual slaughter must take place in slaughterhouses does not curb religious rights, an adviser to the bloc’s top court said.
EU: ‘Ban on kosher meat forces choice between Belgium and religion’
The umbrella group representing French-speaking Jewish communities in Belgium filed an appeal with a federal court against a regional ban on the production of kosher and halal meat.
UK: The Halal Council opposes religious discrimination in the name of animal welfare
Of particular interest for non-stun Food Business Operators is the importance being set on applying EU standards to imports and in promoting animal welfare in exports and the markets of non-EU countries.
Report: Tapping into the Muslim Consumer Potential
Many marketers are still in the dark about the potential of the Muslim market. This is a new Report to help people understand this fast growing consumer sector that spreads across five major Halal industries.
UK: Failing to tap into Muslim consumer potential costing billions, new research reveals
‘Tapping into the Muslim consumer potential’ will be officially launched by Martjin Lampert, research director of the Netherlands based Glocalities, this weekend at the Muslim Lifestyle Expo 2017 (MLE2017) in Manchester.
France: AVS on their conception of Halal today
The industrialisation of the rearing and slaughtering processes and hyper-consumerism have gradually emptied the concept of Halal of its essence.
France: Halal and organic – is it possible?
An interview with Bionoor, its managing director, Hadj Khelil, explains the difficulties his company faces to make the concept of a meat that is both halal and organic palatable to organic certifiers and animal welfare organisations.
Opinion: Halal Europe – a Premium Halal-Tayyib Brand?
No central or local government has ever set any requirements for any halal certification body, let alone issued accreditation themselves. Europe has no halal standard or guidelines in place.
Opinion: “Why do we fall?”
A tale of a woman who made a success of a Halal food company but was let down big time by the food manufacturing industry – twice! Ready to launch again with a new company this is the story behind ‘Oh My Good Nosh!’.
UK: Lubricating the Halal food market
A look at the role of food-safe lubricants in halal food production and ensuring machinery is contaminant-free and fully-functional.
Belgium Region Approves Ban On Ritual Slaughter
The parliament in the Belgian region of Flanders unanimously passed a resolution last week banning ritual slaughter without stunning.
Why UAE is in love with Irish food products
The country imports about 90 per cent of all of its food products, so it’s very cautious about the source of the food.
Hungarian meat processor to invest €5.4m in new facility
Hungary’s poultry meat processor Gallicoop Pulykafeldolgozó Zrt has unveiled plans to invest some HUF 1.65 billion (€5.4m) to set up a new meat packaging plant.
Netherlands’ only kosher slaughterhouse facing closure following export ban
The only kosher slaughterhouse in the Netherlands is facing closure because of a government-introduced ban on exporting its produce.
EU: Flemish parliament in Belgium to vote on ban on halal, kosher slaughter
A similar ban was approved by the Walloon parliament on May 17 and will come into force on June 1, 2018.
Opinion: Are Halal free trade zones on the horizon for UK post-Brexit?
In addition to a common set of Halal standards to be followed, Halal businesses would have to group together to support such an initiative, with additional support provided by the UK government.
Belgium: To stun or not to stun
Belgium has worked out new rules banning the slaughter of unstunned animals, not sparing traditional rites for Muslim Halal and Jewish Kosher meat.
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