Singapore food companies are showing a big appetite for opportunities in the Middle East, judging by the strong participation and keen queries in this year's Gulfood Conference .

One of France's most popular fast food chains has removed pork from the menu at eight of its restaurants .

Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) has announced that it will establish a law on the halal logo by the end of the year .

Muslim scholars have rejected calls for mechanical slaughtering in the UK Halal meat industry, a survey commissioned by the Halal Monitoring Committee (HMC) has revealed .

Researchers from Brunei and Japan have devised a simple test which can detect pork in food products in 10 minutes .

Pakistan's Halal Development Project (HDP) held a seminar on "Power of Halal Branding" at the Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry last weekend .

Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam party, enthusiastically appreciated the formation of the Halal Board by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry .

Pakistan has offered to provide support in the agriculture sector to the government of Maldives .

Halal Industrial Parks, a concept first developed by the Malaysians, is now being replicated in the Europe .

Government authorities in the Malaysian state of Sarawak have reassured Muslim citizens that no cases of fake halal certificates have been found .