→ June 16, 2011
3
After suspending live cattle trade to Indonesia following exposures of animal cruelty, Australians are now rallying for a complete ban of the A$1 billion live animal export trade.
→ June 14, 2011
2
Malaysia's trade with China has been experiencing robust growth of late, prompting government-owned HDC to commit in assisting the development of China's Halal industry.
→ June 10, 2011
1
India's oldest and most established Halal certifier, Jamiat Ulama-E-Maharashtra, admitted they are not familiar with Intertek as a company nor are they aware of its plans to service the vast Muslim market in India.
→ June 9, 2011
1
A Malaysian minister said a strategic trading block for Muslim nations under the auspices of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is possible, provided they are united.
→ May 23, 2011
1
Malaysia and Kazakhstan agreed to further expand and deepen bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including halal food production, tourism, agriculture and food security.
→ May 19, 2011
1
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak will introduce 200 new programmes to replace outdated ones, including new herbal and halal food production diploma and degree courses.
→ May 19, 2011
2
The Thai Department of Export Promotion (DEP) has advised local private sectors to penetrate China's halal food market, as the market is growing over 20pc a year.
→ May 10, 2011
1
A unified Halal standard between Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia could pave the way for more Halal products from the region onto supermarket shelves in Europe, suggests an expert.
→ May 6, 2011
5
The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) has found traces of pig DNA in meat products supplied by Lucky Food Processing Sdn Bhd resulting in the revocation of its Halal certification with immediate effect.
→ May 4, 2011
1
Trade between Pakistan and Malaysia exceeded the US$2.5 billion mark in 2010, registering an overall increase of 34 percent against total trade of US$1.86 billion in the previous year
→ April 6, 2011
1
The new Malaysian Food Analyst Council must work with the Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) to determine the halal status of food products.
→ April 2, 2011
4
The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) will be discussing with the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) as part of its effort to assist foreign companies to obtain Halal certification
→ March 23, 2011
3
The Pakistani government, with the help of the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), is considering adopting the Malaysian standards and laws governing Halal, but with certain amendments.
→ March 22, 2011
5
The controversy over appropriate Halal slaughtering method surfaced again with a recent decision by Al-Safa Halal, a Canadian-based food producer, which recently changed its slaughter process for chickens without informing its consumers.
