The Philippines has its eyes set on Halal exports to Middle East and is leaving no stone unturned to reach its goal of $30 million export targets for 2009 .

Almost 70 tonnes of Halal beef arrived in Brunei under the supervision of officials from the Sultanate's Halal Food Controller Unit, Ministry of Religious Affairs .

The rising Canadian dollar is hurting the country's halal businesses which export their products to the US .

A Jewish community kitchen in Sydney, which serves free meals to the needy, has received halal certification, reports the Jewish Telegraph Agency .

Demand for the Welsh lamb and beef is on the rise and much of it is coming from the Muslim world .

An Azerbaijani work group on standardizing halal food products is participating in a special meeting being held in Turkey by the Organization of Islamic Conference .

The secretary of the Syndicate of Importers of Frozen Meats, Fish and Vegetables Samir Masri denied on Sunday allegations that spoiled meat was being imported into Lebanese markets, adding that “meat does not enter Lebanese markets before being tested by the Central Laboratory tested for its quality .

All 8500 prisoners in the New Zealand prison system eat halal-certified meat, despite only 82 prisoners identifying themselves as Muslim, the New Zealand Herald report .

The Tanjung Manis Halal Hub will rely on bio-technology principles for its food production and processing industries would be an eco-friendly development, Chief Minister Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud said Thursday .