"Halal" Beauty and the Cosmetics Industry

Posted in: Australia, Personal care
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In this article Amanda Foxon-Hill, a Cosmetic Chemist, gives her views with the help interviews organised by IslamOnLine.net on the new niche market developing on Halal Cosmetics. This is article clearly shows the importance these topics being discussed at the coming International Conference on Halal Cosmetics & Toiletries being held in Kuala Lumpur on the 13-14 April 2010.

Jan 27, 2010 - 12:09:38 AM Read more

Vegemite becomes politically correct

Posted in: Australia, Oceania, Food Manufacturing
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VEGEMITE has gone halal in a bid by food giant Kraft to make the national "treasure" available to Muslim Australians. This small gesture has created a mixed bag of reactions from people in Australia.



Jan 24, 2010 - 7:28:30 AM Read more

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) supports Gulfood 2010

Posted in: Australia, Oceania, Meat & Poultry, Media & Events
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The Australian meat & livestock industry will be actively involved in the Gulfood 2010 edition to be held during February 21-24, in a step that reflects its commitment to the highly-important ME markets, according to Mr. Lachlan Bowtell, the Regional Manager of Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), the international marketing arm of Australian meat and livestock producers.

Jan 19, 2010 - 7:09:55 AM Read more

AANZFTA a boon for Asean, modest boost for Brunei

Posted in: Australia, Oceania
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AUSTRALIA’S trade minister Simon Crean welcomed the commencement of the country’s largest free trade agreement, the Asean-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA), earlier this week in an announcement on the ministry’s website. Australia’s High Commissioner to Brunei, Mark Sawers, is focusing on the broader liberalisation aspect between the three regions. Sawers told The Brunei Times yesterday that the historic agreement, which spans 12 economies with over 600 million people and a combined GDP of A$3.1 trillion, will lead to modest improvements in some particular sectors between Brunei and Australia.

Jan 9, 2010 - 10:20:02 PM Read more

More RP halal-compliant exports sought

Posted in: Halal Integrity, Asia, Australia
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Filippino government and industry representatives led by Trade and Industry Senior Undersecretary Thomas Aquino went to Australia to gain a first hand knowledge on the best practices of Australia’s halal meat processing system through actual plant visits witnessing of proper halal procedures on the slaughter of cattle, sheep, goats, and chicken and informative briefings as well.

Dec 30, 2009 - 2:38:42 AM Read more

Why we must ban export of live sheep

Posted in: Oceania, Meat & Poultry, Australia
Australians may think of themselves as animal lovers, yet our laws allow many animals to suffer a lifetime of cruelty in the name of profit.

Dec 15, 2009 - 7:58:46 AM Read more

This cruelty to sheep is economically unsound

Posted in: Oceania, Meat & Poultry, Australia
Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, is to celebrated soon, and again Australian sheep have been sent en masse to the Middle East for slaughter. The live export industry is becoming increasingly irrelevant yet the Australian Government continues to bow to the live export lobby at the expense of animal suffering.

Nov 19, 2009 - 4:21:50 AM Read more

Australian ritual slaughter ruling condemned

Posted in: Oceania, Meat & Poultry, Australia
THE World Society for the Protection of Animals has condemned the Federal Government for allowing the ritual slaughter of conscious animals for halal and kosher meat to continue in Australian abattoirs.

Nov 13, 2009 - 2:46:19 AM Read more

Australia - Roger Fletcher on Halal pre-stunning

Posted in: Oceania, Australia
Australia's largest sheepmeat processor — and largest halal sheepmeat exporter in the world — said most of the industry opposed religious ritual slaughter on conscious animals.

Nov 12, 2009 - 6:24:32 AM Read more

Australia - New report on Halal and Kosher slaughter

Posted in: Oceania, Meat & Poultry, Halal Integrity, Australia
Scientific reports into the use - or lack thereof - of stunning equipment prior to livestock slaughter due to religious beliefs will be released by State and Federal Governments.

Nov 10, 2009 - 3:38:56 AM Read more