Halal standard agreements signed in Istanbul
Turkish business body, int’l institute sign two agreements to improve awareness on halal standards By Gokhan Ergocum – 05/03/20 ISTANBUL The Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) and Turkey’s Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (MUSIAD) signed on Thursday two agreements to improve halal standardization capacity and awareness in the region. The pacts, signed at MUSIAD’s […]
Protect The Rights Of Animals, Don’t Export live
PRESS RELEASE 7 March 2020 PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ANIMALS, DON’T EXPORT LIVE ANIMALS – MJCHT “The rights of the animals must be respected” says Shaykh Achmat Sedick, Director of Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust (MJCHT). Animal welfare organisations and halal certification bodies such as the MJCHT have raised the alarm on South Africa’s live export of animals by sea for the purposes […]
Halal Poultry Slaughtering Standards
Generally, ‘slaughtering’ in this Islāmic throat-slitting guideline booklet implies to cut, slit or to sever four essential vessels in the anterior part of the throat in the broiler’s neck, with the intention of killing the broiler1 / poultry for its meat. We therefore, prefer using the concept ‘slaughtering’ and ‘throat-slitting’ interchangeably with the same meaning […]
Melrose Does Not Contain Bacon
MUSLIM JUDICIAL COUNCIL HALAL TRUST (MJCHT) PRESS RELEASE 2 March 2020 MELROSE DOES NOT CONTAIN BACON The MJC Halaal Trust (MJCHT) has certified the production of Melrose, as halal. This means that the entire production line from A-Z has been confirmed as halal-compliant. It further implies that any additive, coloring or flavoring, which is synthetically produced, is halal-compliant, as […]
MJCHT Contamination Standards
Generally, one cannot separate “contaminated” from “haram” commodities, consumables or liquids because the two concepts are synonymous and interrelated. In order to apply oneself appropriately to these two concepts, one requires an in depth understanding of what to do or not to do congruently, and relevant to the two concepts.