Meat imports to the UAE and the Gulf are expected to increase by as much as 15 per cent during the month of Ramadan, according to importers .

For the sixth year on the occasion of Ramadan 1430, MuslimServ Inc will run Ramadan Chicken Campaign .

The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) has taken issue with a claim by supermarket chain Fairprice that its new halal auditing programme will give greater consumer assurance, the Straits Times reported .

Ramadan has become in recent years an important event in France for the sale of Halal products in retail, which considers this market as promising, but still sensitive, Ennahar Online reports .

Aiming at streamlining the operations at its Ghazipur abattoir, the MCD will introduce a modern livestock identification system to keep record of the slaughtered animals and ensure that they were handed over to the right owners .

Saudi Arabia has banned the import of fresh meat, live animals and meat products from Kuwait after it found cases of foot and mouth disease, Okaz daily reported this week .

Pasha Halal Poultry, doing business as Marcacci Meatsin Vineland, New Jersey, is recalling approximately 128 pounds of ground beef contiminated with ecoli .

Tangerine Confectionery, one of Europe's leading sugar confectioners, has received a quality Halal Seal of Approval for products within its Barratt, MOJO, Princess and Taveners Proper Sweets ranges .

China (Ningxia) International Trade and Investment will hold Summit of International Cooperation on Halal Industry in Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hu Autonomous Region from August 18 .

UAE restaurant chain Al Farooj has unveiled its GCC-wide developmental plan .