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Halal is 5% of Malaysia’s total export, minister announced

Halal is 5% of Malaysia’s total export, minister announced

Minister of International Trade and Industry announced Malaysia’s export value for Halal products in 2011 to be RM35.4 billion, or 5.1% of total exports.

Fact: Commercial breads contain human hair

The common ingredients on a commercial loaf of bread is L-cysteine, a non-essential amino acid found in human hair and added as dough conditioner to speed processing.

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First Halal mozzarella cheese introduced

Muslims can now feast on one of Italy’s best-loved gastronomic delights, mozzarella cheese, now with Halal certification from a local Islamic centre.

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New Halal food stocks introduced for caterers

UK-based ingredients specialist Essential Cuisine has launched a range of halal-approved stocks to give caterers complete peace of mind when creating dishes for Muslims.

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My Halal Kitchen, US

My Halal Kitchen is a halal food and cooking blog showcasing culinary tips and healthy halal recipes from the US and around the world.

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When haram can become Halal

If a prohibited food product undergoes trans­formation that changes its properties or attributes to the point that it becomes a different product, it is no longer forbidden.

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Non Halal ingredient tracing tools to be developed

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at creating innovative tools or mechanisms to trace non-halal ingredients in products used by Muslims was signed in Kota Kinabalu Thursday.

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Halal cultures for cheese and yogurt now available

Cheese manufacturers have much to gain from the halal approval of Danisco’s Choozit Cheese Cultures including a broad range of halal cultures for cheese and yogurt production and halal cheese coagulants.

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Halal biotech deals inked

Listed Australian biotech Holista CollTech announced today that it has signed two significant deals regarding the research and commercialisation of its halal food-grade sheep collagen.

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Lab test confirms no traces of pork in Pure Ghee

The makers of QBB Pure Ghee said it has applied for a new halal certification from Malaysian authorities, following recent findings that the product has “no trace of pork or substance of porcine origin”.

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With the interest on what actually goes in the products that we use everyday, here is an article posted by PAWS, or People & Animal Welfare Society on the myriad of uses for pig and its by-product. Prepare to be blown away.

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