Jamaadul Akhir 1442 / February 2021 Newsletter
Brazil – BRF Concludes Buyout Of Saudi Processing Unit
Brazil: BRF concludes buyout of Saudi processing unit Courtesy HalalFocus – Salama The Brazilian food company strengthens its foothold on the international market with manufacturing operations in Saudi Arabia. It will invest USD 7.2 million in expanding capacity at facilities formerly owned by Joody Al Sharqiya Food. São Paulo – Brazil’s BRF, one of the […]
Malaysia – Company Director Latest To Be Nabbed Over Meat Cartel Scandal
Company director latest to be nabbed over meat cartel scandal FMT Reporters -January 18, 2021 PETALING JAYA: A company director has become the eighth person to be arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its ongoing investigation into the meat cartel scandal. The 36-year-old was arrested in Johor Bahru. In a statement, MACC said some […]
India Continues To Export Meat By Islamic Requirements Despite Gov’t Dropping The H word
Halal even by no name: India continues to export meat by Islamic requirements despite gov’t dropping the H word BY SYED AMEEN KADER 17 JAN 2021 NEWS SALAAM GATEWAY The removal of the mention of ‘halal’ earlier this month from India’s red meat manual will not have any impact on the country’s halal meat export, say […]
India: Halal Certificate No Longer Mandatory For Indian Meat Exports
India: Halal certificate no longer mandatory for Indian meat exports NEW DELHI Under new rules, meat from India no longer needs to be certified halal – following Muslim rules – before it is exported. The recently changed requirement is expected to end the domination of India’s minority Muslim community on the meat business, as authorities […]
Halal meat scandal: Malaysian authorities slammed for perceived inaction
The Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association criticised what it saw as a lack of transparency and progress in investigations into the meat scandal. Hazlin Hassan Malaysia Correspondent -JAN 2, 2021, 2:11 PM SGT KUALA LUMPUR – An Islamic agency responsible for halal certification has been at the receiving end of a public backlash over a scandal involving […]
Vaccine hesitancy rises in Indonesia amid COVID-19 pandemic
4 Jan 2021 Jakarta, Indonesia – Questions about the potential use of pork products in vaccines is compounding vaccine hesitancy in Indonesia, experts have warned, urging officials and Muslim leaders in the Southeast Asian nation to speed up efforts to gain public trust ahead of a mass immunisation campaign against COVID-19. Pork-derived gelatin is used as […]
Are Covid vaccines halal? Malaysia tries to find middle ground
Are Covid vaccines halal? Malaysia tries to find middl Yantoultra Ngui & Hadi Azmi/BloombergDecember 05, 2020 00:05 am +08 –A +A (Dec 4): Malaysia’s latest challenge from the coronavirus pandemic is to allay concern among local Muslims about vaccine shots which could contain substances forbidden by Islam. The Special Muzakarah Committee of the National Council […]
UAE: State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020/21 Launch
US$2.02 trillion consumer spending in Islamic Economy sectors forecasted for an 8% drop in 2020, travel worst hit while food fares the best: State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020/21 Dubai, November 16th, 2020 – Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) has announced the results of the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE) 2020/21 with […]
Enhancing the Halal Global Ecosystem
KUALA LUMPUR: Halal Development Corp (HDC) expects 6,000 participants for its 12th World Halal Conference (WHC) this year, as interested parties will be able to attend the conference both physically and virtually. HDC chief executive officer Hairol Ariffein Sahari said the conference would be held for the first time in a hybrid manner. WHC has […]