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FULL MODULES OF GLOBAL HALAL STANDARD BY YEAR-END
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- The global halal standard modules, which will pave the way for harmonisation of the global halal industry, will be ready for public comments by end of this year.
International Halal Integrity Alliance (IHI) chief executive officer Darhim
Hashim said there are 10 modules under the halal standard which also represented
eight particular sectors.
"We managed to complete five modules and expect the remaining modules to be
completed by end of this year for public comments," he said during a parallel
session at the Fourth World Halal Forum (WHF) 2009 here Monday.
The five completed modules, which will be unveiled for public comments at
the forum are logistics, animal slaughter for poultry, animal slaughter for
bovine and ovine, animal welfare, and food services.
To achieve this, IHI Alliance held meetings with national standard bodies
from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Organisation of Islamic Conference
(OIC) countries, leading industry players and subject matter experts in the
field of Syariah and science, Darhim said.
IHI Alliance, under the wings of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (ICCI), has been given the task of developing the global halal
standard.
WHF chairman Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel said for the global halal standard
to be benchmarked against international standards, IHI must seek the best
expertise available and the strongest leadership in terms of impact, even if
they are not Muslim organisations.
He said while forming the standards marked the easier part, the
implementation could be slightly difficult as they needed to ensure the
structure was correct and robust enough to withstand the pressure and
challenges.
Sheikh Saleh, who is also ICCI president, said the structure developed by
IHI Alliance is similar to that practised in other international standards and
it leveraged on the existing infrastructure of the various national chambers of
commerce in the OIC countries.
"This way, the programme can be rolled out more quickly and effectively," he
said. -- BERNAMA
International Halal Integrity Alliance (IHI) chief executive officer Darhim
Hashim said there are 10 modules under the halal standard which also represented
eight particular sectors.
"We managed to complete five modules and expect the remaining modules to be
completed by end of this year for public comments," he said during a parallel
session at the Fourth World Halal Forum (WHF) 2009 here Monday.
The five completed modules, which will be unveiled for public comments at
the forum are logistics, animal slaughter for poultry, animal slaughter for
bovine and ovine, animal welfare, and food services.
To achieve this, IHI Alliance held meetings with national standard bodies
from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Organisation of Islamic Conference
(OIC) countries, leading industry players and subject matter experts in the
field of Syariah and science, Darhim said.
IHI Alliance, under the wings of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (ICCI), has been given the task of developing the global halal
standard.
WHF chairman Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel said for the global halal standard
to be benchmarked against international standards, IHI must seek the best
expertise available and the strongest leadership in terms of impact, even if
they are not Muslim organisations.
He said while forming the standards marked the easier part, the
implementation could be slightly difficult as they needed to ensure the
structure was correct and robust enough to withstand the pressure and
challenges.
Sheikh Saleh, who is also ICCI president, said the structure developed by
IHI Alliance is similar to that practised in other international standards and
it leveraged on the existing infrastructure of the various national chambers of
commerce in the OIC countries.
"This way, the programme can be rolled out more quickly and effectively," he
said. -- BERNAMA
