Category: EU
Spain interested in developing Halal Industry
Spain is interested in engaging more Muslim countries in business and trade especially in the Halal food sector, bolstered by its strong agriculture industry.
Spain: Halal Tourism Conference attracts hotel experts
Taking place in Granada, Spain on September 22-23, The Halal Tourism Conference 2014 will provide a platform to discuss Halal tourism with experts in the industry.
Halal slaughter remains legal in Denmark
No slaughter without pre-stunning has been registered in Denmark in the last ten years. It is still permitted to import meat slaughtered without pre-stunning.
European halal market worth an estimated $30bn
According to industry analysis, in the last few years the European halal market has grown on average by around 15% per annum.
UK: Halal Food Authority recognised by JAKIM Malaysia
Halal Food Authority has been confirmed as a recognised Halal Certification Body by the Halal Hub Division of JAKIM after a rigourous audit of their certification and audit procedures.
Opinion: Losing Halal Meat Market Synergies ?
Achieving Global Halal Integrity is not only difficult to achieve, from time to time it may result in unforeseen side-effects.
France suspends plans for Halal prison meals
The administrative tribunal said that the failure to provide halal meals would infringe on the right of Muslim prisoners to freely practice their religion.
“The Islamization of Food” : A Demonstration of Fractures in French Society ?
ASIDCOM is still concerned about setting standards with a real respect for Muslim’s religious right to select foods to meet their requirements.
Spain regulates Halal food
Cordoba-based Halal Institute has cooperated with the Spanish standardization authority to develop new regulations related to the growing halal market.
UAE: S’N’B Unveils Luxury Collection of Natural Halal Nail Polishes
Breathable, water-based, water-permeable, and water-removable Halal nail polishes to debut at Beauty World ME, Dubai.
Deutsche Bank clashes with NGOs over food speculation
NGOs and investors are at odds over the effects of food speculation, causing the European Parliament to propose limiting direct stakeholder purchases, and Deutsche Bank to cover its tracks amid a flood of accusations.
World Halal Food Council sees Italy as potential Halal hub
The message was delivered by WHFC at an event organized by the Italian section of the Halal International Authority (HIA) recently held in Rome.
Muslim and Jewish leaders visit Denmark to call for meat ban to be reversed
Organised by Samia Hathroubi, co-ordinator of the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding, was formed to respond to growing Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in Europe.
France: French prison ordered to serve up halal meals
Halal meals to be served pending a definitive ruling on the latest issue to pit the country’s secular tradition against Islamic practice.
Opinion: To stun or not to stun, that is not the question
By banning religious slaughter in Denmark and Poland it has highlighted the inhumane treatment of animals in the dark world of factory farming.
Catering to Muslims, Croatia becomes a ‘halal friendly’ country
The Center for Halal Quality Certification is part of a unique halal certification network in ex-Yugoslavian countries (Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro.)
World Jewish Congress calls on UN Human Rights Council
WJC has called on the UN Human Rights Council to recognize as violations of religious freedom any bans or limitations on the right to practice Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter of animals.
UK: Top vet urges end of non stun religious slaughter
He called on Muslims and Jews to allow the livestock to be stunned unconscious before they are killed, or introduce labeling of non stun.
USA: ISNA rep meets Danish Ambassador on Halal ban
ISNA Rep Joins Muslim-Jewish Delegation to meet with Ambassador of Denmark to the U.S. on Danish Halal/Kosher Ban.
UK: ANSA calls Cargill Meats’ halal trial into question
Cargill Meats Europe, a major supplier of halal meat in the UK and overseas, conducted a halal recovery trial in Spain on 8 January 2014.
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