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Dubai the Capital of Islamic Economy
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Contact: Shyrose OsmanBrandmark
Date: 25th February 2013 Andrew NoddingsOffice 201, Trident WaterfrontDubai MarinaDubai, UAE
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FRIDAY, 29th APRIL, 2016 | OLYMPIA LONDON
ROUNDTABLE SERIES VHALAL PRODUCTS
04 IntroductoryRemarks
05 Session One:FromFarmtoFork:EnsuringBestPracticesfor
HalalFoodTestingandIngredients
09 Session Two:HalalIngredientsandFood:Harmonisationand
CompetitivenessinHalalCertificationforGlobalMuslims
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
SESSION ONE:From Farm to Fork: Ensuring Best Practices for Halal Food Testing and Ingredients
w Convenea roundtablediscussion thatcomprisesofscholars, researchers,scientists,companiesandconsumersfortheharmonisationprocess
w AppointataskforcetoestablishaglobalcentrethatcollatesHalalinformationsources
w AppointataskforcetoestablishregionalresearchcentresforHalalR&D
w Establishataskforcetolookintoscientificreplacementsfornon-Halalingredients
w Appointataskforcetopromotescholarengagement
TheroundtableopenedwithintroductoryremarksfromAbdulla Al Awar,ChiefExecutiveOfficerof theDubai IslamicEconomyDevelopmentCentre(DIEDC),andMustafa Adil,HeadofIslamicFinanceatThomsonReuters.Theirremarkshighlightedthetremendousupcominggrowthof
theglobalIslamiceconomy.SinceDubai’sestablishmentoftheDIEDCin2013,theinternationalmarketforMuslimgoodsandserviceshasincreasedexponentiallyandissettobeworth$2.6trillionby2020,notedAl Awar.
Healsoemphasisedthat,withtheestablishmentoftheDIEDC,Dubaihasun-dertakentheresponsibilityoffurtheringthevisionoftheglobalIslamiceconomyacrossallsectors.Henoted,inparticular,thattheDIEDCaimstopromotetheimportanceofstandardswithinthesectorandtoworktowardstheharmonisationof thosestandards.Al Awaralsohighlighted the importanceof reviewing theconsumerperceptionoftheHalalindustry.
Adilagreed that theEmirateofDubaihashelpedplace the Islamiceconomyintheglobalspotlight.HealsonotedthattheproductionoftheGlobal IslamicEconomyReportandtheGlobalIslamicEconomySummit,aswellasthegov-ernment-supportednewsportalsSalaamGatewayandMySalaam,areactingasachangeplatformforpositiveglobaldevelopmentsintheindustry.HeconcludedbyexplainingthatallstakeholdersmustcometogethertohelprealisetheIslamicsectorasoneofthelargestandmostinnovativesectorsoftheglobaleconomy.
MODERATOR:Zohra Khaku Founder HalalGems
SPEAKERS:Amina Mohammad Director DubaiAccreditationDepartment
Rizvan Khalid Executive Director EuroQualityLambs
SPEAKERS:Abdulla Al Awar Chief Executive OfficerDubaiIslamicEconomyDevelopmentCentre(DIEDC)
Mustafa Adil Head of Islamic FinanceThomsonReuters
Summary:
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Session overviewPanelmoderatorZohra Khaku,FounderofUK-basedpremiumrestaurantfindersiteHalalGems,openedthesessionbyex-pressingtheimportanceoflisteningtotheconsumer’svoiceintoday’sgrowingIslamiceconomy.
Sheexplainedthattoday’sconsumersarechoosingtoanalysetheprovenanceoftheirfoodandarealsodemandinghigherstandards.Khakuproposed,therefore,thatconsumerpres-surecouldeventually lead toa landscapewhereallHalalfoodproductsaretransparent,ethicalandorganic.Shesaidthat,whilethisvisionmaynotbeimmediatelyrealisable,shehopedthattheroundtablewouldencouragethereachingofaconsensusandhelpconnectpeoplewiththedesiretoevolveHalalstandards.
TheHalalGems founder then introducedthefirstspeaker,Rizvan Khalid,ExecutiveDirectorofEuroQualityLambs,thelargestsupplierofHalallambsinEurope.KhalidconcurredwithKhakuthattheconsumerisoftheutmostimportanceintheHalalindustry.
KhalidsuggestedthatsomeconsumershaveanegativeorconfusedperceptionofHalal foods.Heexplainedthat theissueofslaughtering,whilea fundamentalaspectofHalalfood,isnoteverything.Henotedthatconsumers“don’tknowwhattobelieve”andsuggestedthatitisessentialtoprovidethemthe righteducation.Healsonoted that the industrymustallowfordifferencesofopinionwhenitcomestoHalalproduction,becausetherearemanydifferentinterpretationsofIslamicscriptures.
KhalidopinedthatmanypeopletalkaboutHalalwithoutreallyunderstandingwhattheactualprocessis.HesuggestedthattheindustryshouldcreateanIslamicframeworkthatwillallowconsumerstoplacewhereproductsarefromtheirperspectiveandprovideatransparentmarketplaceforconsumerdemand.Thissegmentationalreadyexists,hesaid,butthemainconcernisclearlycommunicatingthistocustomersandeducatingthem.
FollowingKhalid’sconcernsabouttransparency,thesecondspeaker,Amina Mohammad,DirectoroftheDubaiAccreditationDepartment,explainedDubai’s initiative tocreateaglobalframeworkforHalalaccreditation.
AspartoftheDIEDC’soverallmissiontopromotetheglobalIslamiceconomy,MohammadsaidthattheEmiratesInternationalAccreditationCentre(EIAC)aimstobeaworldsignature inHalalaccreditationby2021.
In2015,HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,Vice-PresidentoftheUAEandRulerofDubai,issuedlaw27forsettinguptheEIAC,whichisnowrecognisedbybodiessuchas the ILAC (InternationalLaboratoryAccreditationCooperation),IAF9InternationalAccreditationForum),OAC(OmanAccreditationCouncil)andARAC(TheArabAccreditationCooperation).Itistheonlyinternationallyrecognisedaccredi-tationbody,shesaid.
Mohammadexplainedthat,in2015,theEIACaccredited385
companiesglobally.ShepointedoutthatthemodelincludesHalalconformityassessment,testingmethodsforHalalprod-ucts,HalalcertificationbodiesandHalalinspectionservices.The innovativeone-stopshopalsorequires itsmemberstoundergoareassessmenteverythreeyearstoensurequality,safetyandconformancetoShari’ahrequirements.
Norbert Kahmann,StrategicKosher/HalalOfficer–GlobalRegulatoryAffairsatSymrise,respondedbysayingthatthereisaneedforharmonisationbetweenthedifferentbodiesforaccreditation.HehighlightedanurgentneedtodecideoncommonHalalstandardsandprocesses.
Kahmannexplainedthatharmonisationisimportantbecauseit facilitates tradeandconsumerdemand.Heposited thatregionalHalalR&Dcentreswouldhelpdevelopbestpracticesandcollateandharmonisethebestpracticesfromcountriesaroundtheworld,suchasMalaysia.
HeaddedthatthemainissueofcontentionwhenattemptingtoharmonisetheHalalindustryhasbeentheclashesbetweendifferentculturesanddifferentgeographies.Kahmannacknowl-edgedthat,whileitshouldbeknownthatsomegeographiesaredifferent,effortsshouldbemadetorecogniseandregisterthosedifferences.
TheSymriseofficerconcludedthattherearedifferentwaysofinterpretingtheHalalprocessandnewR&Dcentrescouldpull togetherandresolve those issuesanddifferences.HeexplainedthatHalalR&Dwouldbebothscientificandscholarly.Currently,thesetwoareasareseparateandtheyneedtobebroughttogether,heurged.
KhakurespondedbyaskingtheaudiencewhetherleadershipintheHalalindustrywasanissue.WhoshouldleadtheHalalharmonisationinitiative–scholars,governments,ortheindustry?
Imran Kouser,Co-FounderofpremiumHalal foodbrandHaloodies,respondedbysayingthatitispossibletoimple-mentglobalstandards,explainingthatthishasbeenachievedbeforeinotherindustries.
Kouser,whohasabackgroundinpharmaceuticaldevelop-ment,explainedthattheglobalpharmaceuticalindustryhasmanagedtoestablishglobalqualitystandardsacrosstheUS,Europe,Japanandothermarkets.
Kousersaidthat,intermsofleadership,thisistheapproachtheHalalindustryshouldfollow.Heexplainedthatexamplesthathaveworked inother industriesshouldbe takenandapplied to theHalal industry, incontext. “I think,perhaps,thereisachancefororganisationstobeabletoplayarolehereaswell,”hesaid.
Headdedthattherewouldstillberoomforlocalorlegislativedifferencesthatcanhaveanimpactatalocalorregionallevel.
Heexplainedthat the ICAorganisations in theUShaveaninternationalregistry:companiescanchecktheregistryandseewhattheycanandcan’tworkwith.AskingwhytheHalalindustrydoesn’thaveasimilar registry,Kouserelaboratedthat it isnot feasible fordifferentorganisations tocreatedifferent rulesandguidelines,dependingonwhichcountry
theyarebasedin.
Khaku respondedbyasking theaudience,“Whydon’twehave[acommonregistry]inourindustry?”
Khalid fromEuroQualityLambsstated thatprimaryHalalresearchstillneeds tobeconducted.Hesaid that, tohisknowledge,nosinglebodyhascollatedallof thesources,regardlessof interpretation.Hesuggestedthat thisprimaryresearchbeadoptedintothesyllabusand,eventually,intothecertificationprocess.
Hewentontoexplainthatoncetheprimaryresearchiscom-pleted,differencescanberegisteredandageneralbalancedinterpretationcanbearrivedat.Heconcludedthatscholarlyandcommercialneedsshouldbebroughttogetherandaddedthat,ultimately,everypersonintheindustryisresponsibleforensuringthattheendconsumerisallowedtofulfiltheirdietaryrequirementatthehighestlevel,inthesamewayasvegans,vegetariansorpeoplesufferingfromceliacdisease.
Khalidurgedthatharmonisationdoesnotsimplymeanonestandard;itmeansbringingtogetheramanageablenumberofstandards.Hesaidhefeelsthat,whilesomescholarshavedisagreedattheimplementationlevel,theyhaven’tsatdowntoagreeonwhattheactualbasicsoftheQuranandtheHadithare.Fromthisdiscussion,Khalidsaidaframeworkcouldbecreated,basedonwhichvalidinterpretationscanbeallowedtomanifestinthemarketplace,leavingconsumerstodecideforthemselves.
Shuja Shafi,SecretaryGeneralof theMuslimCouncilofBritain,suggestedthatscholarsshouldalsoacquirespecialistknowledgeandbeawareofthepracticalissueswithintheirparticularindustries,suchasthelocallaws,knowledgeofanimalwelfareandpracticalknowledgeofhowanindustryworks.
Shaykh Tauqir Ishaq,HeadofCertificationoftheHalalAuthorityBoard,agreedthatscholarsneedtobetrainedandinformed,butconcededthatit’sbesttorecognisethedifferencesthantoargueaboutthem.Ishaqalsoexpressedaneedforclearscientificresearch into thecomplexityofadditives,suchasalcohol,andthenecessityofengagingscholars in this.Heexplained thatscholarscurrentlysitseparatelyand, ifandwhenthey’rebroughttogether,alloftheirinformationwillbecollatedandusefuloutcomeswillbeachieved.
Khakuconcludedthatconsumers,companies,researchersandscholarsneed toget togetherandconduct theirownroundtable tostrengthenandharmonise theglobal Islamicindustrybeforeitexpands.
Zain Sikafi,FounderandCEOofDoctoori.net,agreedthatindustry innovationcouldonlyarisebygettingeveryone tocometogetherandworktowardsacommonconsensus.HealsosuggestedthatR&Dbodiesshouldlookforreplacementingredients,addingthatthereneedstobeamajorpushonthetechnicalsideforsolutions.
Saqib Mohammed,theChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheHalalFoodAuthority,suggestedthatcompaniesfromtheindustrycouldsponsorresearchandparameterscouldthenbedecided
forwhatisandisn’tacceptable.
Dr Stephan Heck,SeniorDirector–QualityManagementatDSMNutritionalProducts,urgedthatrecognisedinternationalstandardswouldprovideclarityandsafety.Meanwhile,Abel WilliamsofALADentonicProductssaidthatitwaspossibletoassessthestandardsbasedonevidenceandtakethebestpracticesandapplythem.Headdedthatthereisaroleforasupra-nationalbodythatstillleavesroomforlocalindustries.HeagreedwithDr Heckthataharmonisationinitiativeisnotfeasibleunlessitiscoordinatedglobally.
Al AwarreiteratedthattheEmirateofDubaiintendstocarveapathasaglobalaccreditationbodyandcouldtakeontheroleofcollatingbestpracticesandprocedure.Hesaidthat,whiletheDubaigovernmenthasproposedglobalmeasures,thetoughpartwouldbetheimplementation.
Khakuconcludedthatthereisaneedforglobalcooperationonsome leveland thateffortsneed tobeundertaken toclose theglobal researchgapbyengaginguniversitiesandresearchcentres.Sheaddedthatthereisaneedtospecifytheacceptableandunacceptablelevelsofethanolwithintheindustryandthenmoveforward.
Shafihighlightedthattherequiredtechnologyisavailableandalltheindustryneedstodonowistoidentifyasetofquestionstobeclarifiedbythestakeholdersandresearchers.Bringingthemtogetherand letting themdecidewhat’sacceptableandwhat’snotwillsolvealotoftheconfusion,heexplained.
Khakuconcludedthatharmonisationmightnotjustmeanonestandard,buttheclarificationofasetofdifferentstandards.Aboveall,shesaid,Halalharmonisationisnotjustareligiousdebate,butalsoascientificone.Shesummarisedbysayingthatstakeholdersneedtoworkwithscholarstoaccesstextsandfullyengagetheminthecertificationprocess.
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1.Convenea roundtablediscussion thatcomprisesscholars, researchers, scientists,companiesandconsumers.Thesepartiesshouldbebroughttogeth-ertodiscusstheirdifferencesandagreeon‘lowestcommondenominatorstandards’ tocreateapathforwardfortheHalalharmonisationandcertificationprocess.Aseriesofsimplequestionsshouldbeaskedandclarified.This roundtablewouldmarry religionandscienceintheinterestofsimplifyingmattersforconsumersandmanufacturers.
2.AppointataskforcetoestablishaglobalcentrethatcollatesHalal informationsources.Thesesourceswouldnotbeinterpretedorimplemented;instead,theywouldserveastheworld’sfirstresourceofprimarysourcesforreferencepurposes.
3.Appointa taskforce toestablish regional researchcentresforHalalR&D.Thesecentreswouldworkto-gethertoestablishcommonbestpractices,standardsandsolutionsglobally.
4.Establishataskforcetolookintoscientificreplacementsfornon-Halalingredients.Thisbodywouldlookintoacceptablealternative ingredients to replaceporkandalcohol.Theresultswouldthenbesharedwiththeglobalindustry.
5.Appointataskforcetopromotescholarengagement.ScholarsarecurrentlyseparatedfromtherestoftheHalalproductionprocess.Thesekeystakeholdersshouldbeplacedat theheartof theharmonisationprocessandcommunicatedwithregularly.
Recommendations:
SESSION TWO:Halal Ingredients and Food: Harmonisation and Competitiveness in Halal Certification for Global Muslims
w AppointataskforcetoascertainthegapsinscholartrainingacrossdifferentHalalsectors
w ReducethenumberofHalalcriteria
w Appointataskforcetoestablishthecreationofa‘supra-global’accreditationbody
w Appointataskforcetoconductresearchintoorganic,kosherandpharmaceuticalcertificationframeworks
w Appointaneutralorganisationtoconductextensiveconsumerresearch
MODERATOR:Shuja Shafi Secretary General MuslimCouncilofBritain
SPEAKERS:Saqib Mohammed Chief Executive Officer HalalFoodAuthority
Dr Stephan Heck Senior Director – Quality Management DSMNutritionalProducts
Norbert Kahmann Strategic Kosher/Halal Officer – Global Regulatory Affairs Symrise
Summary:
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LeadpanellistShuja Shafi,SecretaryGeneralof theMuslimCouncilofBritain,openedthesessionbyhigh-lightingthattheHalalindustryneedstoraisethebarinthecertificationfield.Healsourgedthecommunityto
fostermoreskillsandcreatethehighestlevelofcompetencetoavoidcontamination.
Onceagain,Shafireturnedtothecriticalissueofleadershipwithin theHalal industry,urging thatsomeoneshould takethefirststep.Heexplainedthat,currently,onlytheUAEhaspickedupthebatonofglobalstewardship,addingthatalloftheglobalplayersneededtoagreeona leader;otherwise,“theprojectwillbedead”,hesaid.
Thesecretarygeneralnotedthatnowisthetimeforharmonisa-tion,astheindustryisonlybecomingevermoreglobalised.Headdedthattheindustrycurrentlyhasupwardsof400certifiersand96recognisedcriteria.Shafisuggestedthatthemaximumnumberofcriteriashouldbereducedtoapproximately65.
Thesecondspeaker,Dr Stephan Heck,SeniorDirector–QualityManagementatDSMNutritionalProducts,warnedthatthereisnoroomforfailure.HepointedoutthatproductsareeitherHalalornot–“It’slikepregnancy:youcannotbehalf-pregnant,youareeitherpregnantoryou’renot,”hestressed.
Dr HeckexplainedthatDSMwantstobecomethenumberone ingredientsupplier for the Islamicworldandhehopestheindustrycanalignonkeyaspectsandprovidemaximumtransparencyforconsumers.Headdedthattheindustryneedstodoitsbestforhumansandforsociety.
Hethenreiteratedapoint thatwasmadeearlier:oncethevariousHalal ingredientsandprocessesareclear, it’suptotheconsumertodecidewhattheywanttoaccept.DSM,hesaid,wantstosupporttheIslamiccommunity,but“itneedstoknowhow”.
Thethirdspeaker,Norbert Kahmann,StrategicKosher/HalalOfficerGlobalRegulatoryAffairsatSymrise,followedupbysayingthattheHalalindustryneedstoworkcloselytogethertoclosetheexistinggaps.
Symrise,hesaid,isactivein120countriesandhas23Halal-certifiedproducts.LikeHeck,heurgedtheHalalindustrytobeclearonwhatisandisn’tallowedineachcountry,whichwouldmakeiteasierforSymrisetocreatetherightproduct.Theofficeraddedthathefacessimilarchallengeswithkosherandorganicproducts.KahmannsummarisedbysayingthatHalalbelongstoMuslims,but“itisyourdecisiontoworkonthestandards”.
Shafiagreedthatthattheindustryneedstoincreasetrans-parencyandaccuracybydefining thedifferencesbetweencertificationandaccreditation.Hesuggestedthatthereneedstobeahigherorganisationtosetthedifferentstandardsforcertifiersandtocheckthattheyaredoingwhattheysaytheywilldo.Heurged thatnationalbodieswith thenecessaryexpertiseneedtobesetuptocheckwhethercertifiersaremeetingtheirobligations.
Haroon Latif,DirectorofStrategicInsightsatDinarStandard,
agreed that theHalal industrydemandsaccreditationandharmonisationat thehighest level.He thencommendedDubaifortakingthefirststepstowardsachievingthis.Latifpointedoutthatthestandardsthemselvesandthedifferencesbetweenthemarenotveryclearandaddedthatthebroaderandbiggerissueishowthosestandardsareactuallyimple-mentedbytheindustry.
Zain Sikafi,FounderandCEOofDoctoori.net,said theindustrycouldprogressbyclassifyingnon-Halal ingredientsas‘allergies’tohelptheoperationalprocess.HeaddedthattheHalalindustrycouldlearnfromtheorganicindustry.Iftheindustrytreatedporkasanallergy,itwould“becomeverycleartoanyonewhattolookforandthosetechnologicalcapabilitiesarealreadyhere”,heinsisted.
Thethirdpanelspeaker,Saqib Mohammed,ChiefExecutiveOfficerof theHalalFoodAuthority, respondedbyagreeingabouttheneedfortransparencyandsuggestedthecreationofaglobalwatchdog,withmonitoringandcertifyingpowers.“WeneedtocomeupwithspecificationsthatshouldbeagreeduponbyleadingIslamicauthorities,”hesaid,addingthattheindustryshouldcreatearegisterofindividualisedcertificationbodies. “Wewillnotgainglobalconfidencewithoutglobalunifiedcertification,”heinsisted.
Inresponse,panelleaderShafistressedthatthecertificationandaccreditationbodieshavetwocompletelydifferentfunc-tions:“Thecertificationbodysets thestandards,while theaccreditationbody isactuallya thirdparty,an independentbody,whichconfirmstotheconsumerthatthecriteriathey’resayingthey’refollowingareactuallybeingfollowed.Thisisthekeyfactorintermsofconsumerconfidence,”hesaid.
DSM’sDr HeckagreedthatconfidenceislackingintheHalalindustry.HeexplainedthatDSMreliesheavilyonitscertifiersforthisknowledgeandtohavepeaceofmindaboutitsprod-ucts.“Weneedtohavealignmentonthekeypointsthatmake[anything]Halal,”heurged.
On the topicof themyriadstandardsandviewpoints, theindustryneedstoconsiderthelowestcommondenominatorsandtheminimumstandardsthatwillbeaccepted,saidShafi,addingthathewouldliketoencouragethecreationofmoreaccreditationbodiesatahigherlevel.
Kahmannconcededthat the industryhas toworkcloselytogethertomakestandardsclearerandmoreaccessibletomanufacturersandsuppliers:“Weareable toproducetheingredients;wehavethepowerandthesystem.Wejustneedtoknowhowwecanproceedandmakeitworkable.”
Shafiannouncedthatthereisanearunanimityamongstake-holders,butthechallengeremainsingettingpeopletogethertotalkaboutit.
Shaykh Tauqir Ishaq,HeadofCertificationat theHalalAuthorityBoard, respondedbysaying that theworld isanationoftribesandaglobalsolutionisnotgoingtobeeasy.However,weneedtoacceptthestatusquoandtryandworkwithit,hesaid.
Noman khwaja,co-founderofHaloodies,concludedthattheindustryneedsmoreconsumerresearch,soproviderscanstandardisewhattheconsumerwants.Hesaidtheindustrymuststartwithasimplesetofconsumerquestionsdealingwiththestunningandprovenanceofanimals.“Onlythencanweseewhattheconsumerwants,makedecisionsandstoptheirconfusion.”
LatifsuggestedthatdedicatedHalalindustrywebsites,suchasThomsonReuter’sSalaamGateway,areagoodtool fordiscussionandresearch.“Then,wecanlookatourgapsandthenfillthem,”hesaid.
Insummary,Shaficoncludedthatnationalandinternationalcertifyingbodiesshouldgettogetherandcomeupwithcom-monalitiesandbestpractices.Themorequestionsthatcan
beasked,thebetter,hesaid.
Shafinotedastrongcommondesirefortransparencyfromallstakeholders,includingmanufacturers,consumers,researchersandaccreditors.InagreementwiththepreviousFarmtoForksession,thepanelsaidharmonisation is importantandcanbeachievedbyinvitingconsumers,scholarsandscientiststohaveafrankdiscussion.
Shaficoncludedbysaying:“There iscertainlyaneed,aseverybodyagrees, forharmonisation.Weagree that thereshouldbecertifyingbodies;weshouldgettogetherandformpolicies,assembleaseriesofquestionsandanalyse themtogether.Theconsumersneedtransparencyinthesystemandthewaytogetthattransparencyisthroughcommunicationandclarification.”
1.Appointa taskforce toestablish thecreationofa‘supra-global’accreditationbody.Thisbodywouldmanageaseriesofnationalaccreditationbodieswithcommonstandardsandqualitychecks.Thereisnoneedforsingularharmonisation,butstandardsneedtoberegistered,recognisedandadheredto.Aglobal registerofHalal-approvedcompanieswouldalsobewelcomed.
2.AppointataskforcetoascertainthegapsinscholartrainingacrossdifferentHalalsectors.Thisbodywouldpromote theacquisitionofspecialistandpracticalknowledgearoundHalalindustries,suchaslocallaws,animalwelfareknowledgeandpracticalknowledgeofhowaparticularindustryworks.
3.Reduce thenumberofHalalcriteria to65or less;currently,therearemorethan90.
4.Appointataskforcetoconductresearchintoorganic,kosherandpharmaceuticalcertificationframeworks.Parallel industrieshavebeenworkingondetectiontechnologiesandprocesses fordecades. Itwouldbeusefultoseeifanybestpracticescanbesharedbetweentheseindustries.
5.Appointaneutralorganisationtoconductextensiveconsumerresearch.Findingoutwhattheconsumerreallywantswillguideprocesses,productionandfutureconsumerlabellinginitiatives.
Recommendations:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Roundtable Leadership and Management Hassan Al Hashemi Vice President, International RelationsDubaiChamberofCommerceandIndustry
Abdulla Al Awar Chief Executive OfficerDubaiIslamicEconomyDevelopmentCentre
Saeed Kharbash Head of Strategy & PlanningDubaiIslamicEconomyDevelopmentCentre Mustafa Adil Head of Islamic FinanceThomsonReuters
Abdulaziz Goni Strategic Execution Specialist ThomsonReuters
Juhaina Kasimali Proposition ManagerThomsonReuters
Mazen Al Saleh Strategic Execution ManagerThomsonReuters
Dua’a Al Masqati Senior Strategic Execution ThomsonReuters
AuthorsAlicia Buller
Karthik Subramanium