EU slaughterhouses and producers will soon have to ensure that Food Chain Information (FCI) is provided for all cattle, sheep and goats sent for slaughter .

The Halal Steering Group, made up of nine members, has been put together to guide work in the Halal sector and act as a forum for issues related to Halal meat and will meet for the first time early in the New Year .

Bovine meat exports from the Brazilian state, Mato Grosso, to the Middle East in October grew 41 per cent in comparison with September .

Hardee's has opened its first restaurant in Pakistan .

The Halal market is growing and so is the potential for fraud .

A British company has launched an alcohol-free hand wash .

The Halal food and medicine industry is also boosting up the potential of related businessnes and technologies like logistics, transportation, and food safety .

Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed on Friday called on local companies to explore new niche areas such as  halal products .

The decision by the Swiss voters to ban minarets in the country has revealed a dark and xenophobic underbelly .

Religious tourism is an important tourism product promoted by the country, the Malaysian parliament was told on Thursday according to Bernama News Agency .