Dear Sirs / Madam
Assalamualaikum WRB...
My name is Samsi Bin Ibrahim from Singapore. I would like to know if your
organization is interested to know about a very interesting product that
can be used for halal certification?
We are the sole distributor for this product, PORK TEST KITS. This test kit
can be used to scientifically and conclusively test for the existance of
pork in processed food or raw meat. This is a proprietary product
researched by an established Japanese R&D organization, manufactured by a
Malaysian company and distributed globally, exclusively by us. Please let
us know if your are interested, so that we can send you some literature on
this product. Thanks.
Wassallam.
Yours truly
Samsi Bin Ibrahim
Senior Manager
Global Distribution & Marketing
ThankGodItsHalal.com
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SPEAKERS at an international conference in the provincial metropolis stressed the importance of Halal food certification for boosting consumers’ confidence in foods and improving their sale. They conference titled “Halal Foods and Ingredient Concerns” was held at the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research here on Monday. It was jointly organised by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) and the Pakistan Society of Food Scientists and Technologists while it was attended by a large number of food industry representatives. Punjab Finance Minister Tanveer Ashraf Kaira, presiding over the conference, said the country had a huge market for Halal food, which could be exported, adding that the country’s Halal good export was very low at the moment. He emphasised the importance of Halal certification for food, urging all the stakeholders, including industry, academia, and research organisations to address the issue. Dr Munir Chaudhry of IFANCA briefly described the history of food certification, adding that his council would help Pakistan regarding certification of Halal foods. He said that every ingredient was important and must be certified as Halal, adding that Halal dietary laws were more than 1400 years old but not until very recently was there a concept of Halal certification. Dr Chaudhry said there was potential for the Halal market to grow as the world wide Muslim community consisted of 1.4 billion people and the global Halal trade was now estimated to be $580 billions. He shed light on the pioneering role played by IFANCA in the development of Halal certification system internationally which provided Halal certification in more than 55 countries. Dr Mian N Riaz from the Texas A&M University’s Food Protein Research and Development Centre, said Halal products had become very important to consumers. “For Muslim consumers, trust in Halal food relates to the certainty about the process attributes,” he said, adding that any uncertainty about this would lead to shattering of trust that consumers placed in companies. This can have major financial consequences to the companies, he said, adding that consumer trust could be strengthened by obtaining Halal certification. However, this too should be a Halal label controlled by an official institution in order to prevent fraud, he emphasized. “The genuine Halal logo is an authoritative, independent and reliable testimony to support Halal food claims,” he said and added that having a Halal label would enhance the marketability of products in Muslim countries. He said the E-numbers were recently part of a controversy in Pakistan when some elements spread rumours about the Halal status of a multinational potato chips manufacturer. He said E-numbers were systematic numerical designations for identifying food additives, adding that E-numbers by themselves were not indicators of the Halal status of many ingredients. A Halal Audit Overview, as developed by IFANCA, was a more foolproof system of determining it, he said. Hameed Lateef appraised the work of the Pakistan Standards Council towards developing Halal standards, including recommendations made to the OIC about stunning and mechanical slaughter of poultry in favour of slaughter by hand individually by Muslim butchers. The conference, in the end, made several recommendations which included that the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) must approve a national Halal standard based on the standards currently available in other Muslim countries. The PSQCA and others must develop guidelines to monitor products imported by multinational and national companies and guidelines may be implemented at the import points, it said, adding that the public sector must create a list of approved Halal certifiers from other countries based on specific criteria and the Pakistan Society of Food Scientists and Technologists (PSFST) and others must position it as a Halal certifier through proper training about Halal certification guidelines. |
Comments
Samsi Bin Ibrahim
20 Jul 2009, 09:50
20 Jul 2009, 09:50
Anwer Javed Bhatti
22 Jul 2009, 21:29
22 Jul 2009, 21:29
We are processor of Himalaya Crystal Salt which is used for edible use. I
can explain more that basically this is Rock Salt which is mined from the
Himalaya mountains, we just crush it to make it eatable.
We want to have certification that this product is 100% HALAL. could you please guide by providing some information about it.
best regards,
Anwer Javed Bhatti.
Lahore - Pakistan
We want to have certification that this product is 100% HALAL. could you please guide by providing some information about it.
best regards,
Anwer Javed Bhatti.
Lahore - Pakistan
Bushra Javed
25 Dec 2009, 19:53
25 Dec 2009, 19:53
Aslam O Alikum
Let me the procedure,how to get membership of Pakistan Society of food scientist and technologist
Student of M.Sc Hons Food technology
Let me the procedure,how to get membership of Pakistan Society of food scientist and technologist
Student of M.Sc Hons Food technology
Muhammad Naeem
18 Jan 2010, 23:33
18 Jan 2010, 23:33
very interesting information, I would like to attend the any conference
organized by PSFST. Please do email about society activity and its role in
Food quality
HalalFocus
20 Jan 2010, 18:22
20 Jan 2010, 18:22
This is the only information I could get you in this regard perhaps you can
follow up with the University.
Feb 22- 24 (?) 2010. It will be held at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Feb 22- 24 (?) 2010. It will be held at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
MUHAMMAD AWAIS KHAN
12 Feb 2010, 01:58
12 Feb 2010, 01:58
ASSALAM O ALAIKUM. THIS IS VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION. I AM WANT TO GET ABOUT
HISTORY OF PFST AND THE WAY TO GET MEMBERSHIP.
Agha Sohail
14 Jul 2010, 07:36
14 Jul 2010, 07:36
Dear Sir
For tin packed pakistani curry We want to have certification that this product is 100% HALAL. could you please guide by providing some information about it.
Agha Soahil
03002538010
For tin packed pakistani curry We want to have certification that this product is 100% HALAL. could you please guide by providing some information about it.
Agha Soahil
03002538010