Giving further boost to Pakistan's agricultural sector, Argentina has offered its help .

It is vital that the consumer has the knowledge to determine why, where and when to purchase food items and how to handle the food after purchasing it, a senior municipal official Dubai said this week .

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is close to publishing new regulations on the required quality of health products, equipment, cosmetics and foodstuffs in the Kingdom .

Malaysia's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) will consider requests to build a laboratory for inspection and certification of halal food products and herbs before being exported, Bernama News Agency reported .

Even as the rest of the world aims to export its agricultural products to Dubai there is a nascent reverse trend as well .

The Board of Investment would facilitate private sector to explore and tap Pakistan’s potential for the Halal production with an aim to attract investments and enhance exports from the country .

The Arabic Community Center for Economic and Social Services has launched what is the first Halal  Meals on Wheels program in the US .

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 .

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