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In January 2026, PT Sucofindo — Indonesia's state-owned inspection company and a Halal Inspection Body (LPH Utama) designated by BPJPH — formally named SINOQUAL…
Read more →At the 2026 PCHi (Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients) Hangzhou forum, Indonesian officials made it clear: with mandatory halal regulations for cosmetics and…
Read more →Gelatin often hides in the ingredient list and looks harmless, yet it is one of the ingredients most likely to cause problems in Halal certification — it is lar…
Read more →When certifying a product Halal for the first time, Chinese companies often search for a "domestic Halal certification company." First, a key premise: China has…
Read more →When entering Indonesia, companies most often get confused by three names: BPJPH, BPOM and SNI. They are not an either/or — they govern three different things:…
Read more →IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) and HFC (Halal Foundation Center) are both common Halal certification choices, and neither is a national…
Read more →Many assume that because a product is vegan (no animal ingredients), it must be Halal — a common misconception. Vegan only governs whether a product contains an…
Read more →Indonesia's BPJPH and Malaysia's JAKIM are both national halal certification authorities, often compared side by side. But they differ significantly in whether…
Read more →Halal and Kosher are often mentioned together — both stem from dietary law, both audit ingredients and production lines, so many companies assume "they're about…
Read more →Many companies say “FDA certification,” but the FDA does not issue certificates for food and cosmetics — it requires facility registration and compliance listin…
Read more →Selling food, cosmetics or health products into Indonesia means two gates: Halal BPJPH and BPOM registration. This guide explains what BPOM covers, which regist…
Read more →For companies in Western markets, the first encounter with Kosher is often a buyer's question. This guide explains what Kosher checks, which products and market…
Read more →Recently, Hafiz Tair Iqbal, Executive Vice Chairman of the Halal Foundation Center (HFC), was invited to attend an important meeting of the Central Islamic Coun…
Read more →1. General requirements: To comply with Halal regulations, products, services, or systems shall meet the requirements specified in the respective approved UAE s…
Read more →General Guidelines for Use of the Term "Halal." Codex Alimentarius Commission CAC/GL 24-1997.
Read more →In his speech, Muhammad Aqil Irham explained that Halal certification is not only related to the religious aspect but also involves the economic aspect, providi…
Read more →Part 1: Preliminary preparation. Factory materials: You need to submit the application form, a declaration of no pork source in equipment and ingredients, the p…
Read more →The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Data Standards Council is standardizing vocabulary across the entire FDA. As a result, the wording of some of the fo…
Read more →Everyone loves eating candy, but most of us do not regard candy as a food. Because candy is a completely artificial food, the other ingredients it contains rais…
Read more →Why choose HFC (International Halal Foundation Center)? With a Shariah professional audit team led by top Halal regulation authority Mufti, HFC focuses on provi…
Read more →Vegetarianism, veganism, kale, avocado, and the like have all added a lot to our healthy eating. These are all food trends, some of which have developed over th…
Read more →Building connections is key to the success of any business. No matter which industry you belong to, meeting people and building new professional relationships i…
Read more →Certification in the food industry is becoming increasingly popular, because it benefits not only enterprises but also consumers. Therefore, certification is es…
Read more →MarketTrend: Kosher- and Halal-Certified Foods in the U.S. delivers an in-depth analysis of the market for kosher and halal foods in the United States, with an…
Read more →For food manufacturers, ensuring that the information on packaging is accurate is a legal requirement. If packaging is deemed not to display information as requ…
Read more →Two years ago, when it came to "vegan certification," many companies were still confused. Today, with the flourishing of vegan culture and SINOQUAL's strong pro…
Read more →When consumers buy and consume food, they want it to be safe and of good quality. They also have the right to know this information. Therefore, the food industr…
Read more →In market research on consumers seeking Jewish Kosher-certified food, there is an interesting phenomenon: Jews make up only a small portion of "Kosher consumers…
Read more →Several new ice cream and frozen yogurt stores have opened in Chicago and its surrounding countryside. Some are standalone stores, and some are located in shopp…
Read more →The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China showed its ambition to build itself into a global Halal food center at Sunday's China-Arab Expo.
Read more →The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China showed its ambition to build itself into a global Halal food center at Sunday's China-Arab Expo.
Read more →Since many beers are not Kosher-certified, people still rely on a list of recommended and not-recommended ones. Below are some recent issues and policies on bee…
Read more →The Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) under Jakarta's Ministry of Religious Affairs officially implemented mandatory Halal certification starting Friday, O…
Read more →The vegan lifestyle of not consuming animal-derived foods is becoming more popular in society year after year. This lifestyle initially meant only not eating an…
Read more →Brewed alcohol: a forbidden raw material for Halal certification.
Read more →The 2023 World Halal Food Council (WHFC) Congress, held in Dubai, UAE, was a great success, with 80 participants from 30 Halal certification bodies and 25 count…
Read more →Have you ever eaten shoyu (Japanese soy sauce)? Some of you are already familiar with this distinctive sauce. Shoyu is used to cook Japanese dishes, such as ter…
Read more →The State of the Global Islamic Economy (SGIE) report, produced by the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) in partnership with Reuters, notes that…
Read more →Today SINOQUAL shares an article about the rapid growth of the Halal food production industry in Canada. Outside China, Halal-certified food was so hard to come…
Read more →Bandar Seri Begawan, December (Xinhua) - Brunei government officials said they very much welcome foreign businesses to directly invest in the Halal food industr…
Read more →The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) is an intergovernmental international body jointly established in 1963 by the FAO and the WHO, dedicated to coordinating…
Read more →There are significant gaps in the regulation of Halal food, with seven official accreditation bodies having limited oversight of over 400 certifiers globally. T…
Read more →The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 was like a devastating disaster for the Jewish community. Fortunately, we miraculously overcame it and are adapting to the new cha…
Read more →Muslims vacationing in Hong Kong can now completely set aside any concerns they may have about Halal food.
Read more →Recently, the safety of meat and meat products has once again caused controversy in China. Last year, a group of diseased pig carcasses drifted into a river nea…
Read more →The Food Standards Agency has pledged to regularly publish data on animal slaughter carried out without pre-stunning.
Read more →Jews observe Kosher all year round. Keeping Kosher means following the 3,000-year-old Jewish dietary laws of the Torah. The basic Kosher rules forbid eating por…
Read more →Halal food is food made strictly according to Halal dietary principles. The following are the rules concerning Halal diet.
Read more →The MUIS Fatwa Committee notes the following.
Read more →The world of candy is an absolute minefield for vegetarians, vegans and those on a Halal diet.
Read more →Most of the ingredients listed below are animal-derived, but some may be plant, synthetic or mineral. If you are unsure, consult the manufacturer or look for a…
Read more →Officials of the ASEAN Food and Beverage Alliance (AFBA) and the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Brunei Darussalam (NCCIBD) met on Monday with represe…
Read more →Kuala Lumpur: To expand its market in Muslim countries, South Korea is looking to partner with Malaysian agencies and move into producing more Halal food.
Read more →Recently, discussion of the Halal (permissible) and Haram (forbidden) ingredients consumed by Muslims has increased, for all the right reasons. With advances in…
Read more →The 2014 China (Qinghai) International Halal Food and Products Exhibition was held from May 15 to 18 at the Qinghai International Convention and Exhibition Cent…
Read more →Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry, Rafidah Aziz, said the world's Halal goods market sales are estimated to exceed 2.5 trillion (Australia…
Read more →Halal food has become a global trend, not just for religious reasons - it is seen as a cultural symbol and is associated with a healthy lifestyle and animal wel…
Read more →The program will help evaluate laboratories' efficiency in testing Halal food and beverage products, and will support the issuance of certificates for Halal pro…
Read more →Cambodia will cooperate with Thailand and Malaysia to establish Halal standards to meet the needs of the growing number of domestic and foreign tourists visitin…
Read more →Dubai - Amid growing demand for Halal-certified food, airlines are encouraging global suppliers to develop new products and increase production capacity.
Read more →May 14, 2017, Dubai / WAM news agency
Read more →Kosher Certification - Food industry to expand overseas, a new blue ocean
Read more →Global Kosher food trade rises year by year. According to a report by the New York-based Kosher industry consulting firm IMC, in 2003 about 10,000 companies in…
Read more →Over the past 35 years, demand for Kosher product certification has surged, with nearly 2,500 new products entering the Kosher market each year. There are curre…
Read more →Market Trends: Kosher- and Halal-Certified Foods in the US - an in-depth analysis of the US kosher and halal markets, emphasizing the opportunity to capture the…
Read more →Analysis by the global consulting firm AT Kearney found that the global Halal market will surpass US$2.5 trillion for the first time in 2020, and will continue…
Read more →I used to write a weekly column for My Sixth Sense magazine, but one day I happened to see a post on Facebook that changed the direction of my career. Leah Cohe…
Read more →Recently, the 'Hunan (Changsha) International Halal Food Industrial Park' promotion and matchmaking meeting, hosted by the Hunan Council for the Promotion of In…
Read more →The South Korean government has established a regional office in the Middle East to accelerate the food industry's sales in the region, targeting growth of 10%…
Read more →As early as 2010, there were reports about Kazakhstan's Halal market, with demand for Halal food in Kazakhstan growing fivefold. Between 2005 and 2010, the numb…
Read more →Halal certification for food imported into Jordan.
Read more →The OIC represents all Muslim countries in the world, and the international body has taken the initiative to establish a Halal standard for the whole world; thi…
Read more →In a modest 70-year-old restaurant in a northern city about a two-hour drive from Tokyo, owner Dainari Goka is serving steaming bowls of ramen and Japanese gyoz…
Read more →The UAE heavily promotes 'Halal sugar' - Chinese manufacturers can follow suit.
Read more →As a leading domestic brand of fresh-stewed bird's nest, Beijing Xiaoxiandun Biotechnology Co., Ltd. carefully selects bird's nest from Malaysia and Indonesia.…
Read more →An ambitious plan.
Read more →An ambitious plan.
Read more →Istanbul Halal Food Expo: The 5th Halal Food and Health Products Fair, organized by Sine Trade Fairs with the support of the Food and Consumer Goods Inspection…
Read more →Beijing - The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, will urge the State Council to promptly formulate Halal…
Read more →Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the World Halal Food Expo to be held annually.
Read more →Huizhou Wangjia Food Co., Ltd.
Read more →Kuala Lumpur news reports that the World Halal Summit concluded in early April 2014. The meeting fully demonstrated the determination to further develop the Hal…
Read more →A senior official of the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology said that from 2014, the UAE will become the first country in the Middle East to m…
Read more →To become a Halal-certified meat product, all processing steps must be followed and a Halal inspection conducted by a recognized certification body, which then…
Read more →Japan's tourism industry sees new business opportunities in the Halal travel market. As Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics, a district in the city is targ…
Read more →This article introduces the Halal and non-Halal raw materials commonly used in the food industry, for the business community to consider making their products H…
Read more →The Department of Trade and Industry's Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) has identified at least three product categories that are currently 'trending' among gl…
Read more →According to a report, the global Halal food market has grown strongly over the past decade, estimated to be worth US$667 billion, accounting for nearly 20% of…
Read more →Focusing on the role of food-safe lubricants in Halal food production and ensuring machinery is contamination-free and fully functional.
Read more →The Pew Research Center predicts that by 2060, the Muslim population's growth rate will be more than twice the world average population growth rate, possibly be…
Read more →Halal food
Read more →Albany's Central Avenue corridor is the heart of the region. Everything comes in and goes out from here. To understand the changes regarding Halal food in Alban…
Read more →As can be seen from the large number of visitors this year, tourism has become one of the main economic sectors of Azerbaijan (located in the southeastern Trans…
Read more →The 19th Malaysia International Food & Beverage Trade Fair (MIFB 2018) continues to provide a platform and venue for food and beverage industry participants fro…
Read more →Alicia Buller - Arab News
Read more →Is organic and local the same as Halal? People care more than ever about where their food comes from, and Halal consumers are no exception.
Read more →Food safety market access concerns the livelihood of the people, because food safety is directly related to health. In Halal consumers' daily dietary culture, d…
Read more →Passover is a very important traditional festival for Jews. Passover can also be called the Festival of Freedom, commemorating God leading the Israelites from s…
Read more →Transparency in the food chain is considered a very positive concept. More importantly, transparency is seen as a key driver of trust. As the Halal market booms…
Read more →The term 'Halal' refers to what is permitted; in food, this involves slaughtering and processing animals in a specific way. In addition, products should not con…
Read more →Rice wine refers to a sweet, golden-yellow wine made by fermenting freshly steamed glutinous rice. Japan's most famous rice wines are sake and mirin. Although m…
Read more →Shantou Peizhi Food Co., Ltd. in Guangdong Province is an OEM & ODM contract manufacturer that has long focused on the infant nutrition and health industry. Ove…
Read more →Founded in 2005, Xingtai Nuode Pet Products Co., Ltd. has, after 16 years of development and growth, become a leading large-scale backbone enterprise in China's…
Read more →Passover is one of the three major Jewish festivals. 88% of Jews, whether they consider themselves traditional or secular, participate in the Passover seder. 48…
Read more →On May 11, 2021, the Indonesian government notified the World Trade Organization that on February 2, 2021 it had passed Government Regulation No. 39 of 2021 on…
Read more →London, UK - September 28-29, 2024 - Get your taste buds ready for the world's largest halal food festival! The World Halal Food Festival returns for a sensatio…
Read more →To further consolidate and expand the development of the domestic and international food and beverage industry, the 17th Malaysia International Food & Beverage…
Read more →The Halal Food Council of Europe (HFCE) announced that the 5th International Halal Food Conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium on March 23, 2012. The them…
Read more →The Halal food (Halal-certified food) industry gets on the fast track - Xinhua News Agency report
Read more →Located in Fuping, Shaanxi—the "hometown of dairy goats" and "China's goat-milk capital"—Shaanxi Hongxing Meiling Dairy Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is one…
Read more →A new report released by food futurologist Lyndon Gee on behalf of halal convenience food producer TAKUL shows that halal food is increasingly popular in the UK…
Read more →What is halal (Halal) food?
Read more →2011 Turkey International Halal Food and Products Fair (Halal & Healthy Products Fair)
Read more →Northwest Halal Restaurant (halal cuisine)
Read more →The 2011 Malaysia International Halal Showcase is the largest gathering of halal industry players, promoting the procurement and sale of quality Halal consumer…
Read more →2012 Thailand Health Food and Food Ingredients Expo opens at the end of March; Chinese Halal food manufacturers are poised for action.
Read more →For a long time, tea has been regarded in China as a medicinal and herbal mixture to treat various diseases. Over time, tea began to be used as a beverage by br…
Read more →Jakarta, 31 October 2024 - Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) is strengthening its position as a market leader in Islamic banking by continuing to explore the busines…
Read more →Chairman Zahidi Abdul Rahman, Mr. Tharman, dinner and awards chairman Abdul Rohim Sarip, and Wedding Entrepreneurs Group chairman Aziz Mohammad celebrated the 6…
Read more →Pepper, perhaps the second most popular spice.
Read more →Kathmandu, Germany - Soaltee Crowne Plaza and LSG Sky Chefs Kathmandu officially announced that their airline catering plant near Kathmandu's Tribhuvan Internat…
Read more →You often hear questions like: "What could be wrong with ordinary canned vegetables? There's only vegetables, water and salt in the can!" Indeed. Today you can…
Read more →Taiwan participates in the assessment of the Crescent Rating system.
Read more →It all started with the difficulty of buying Halal food for Ha San, a Korean Pakistani who founded a business and pioneered a Halal food sales network for the m…
Read more →Non-food items that can also apply for Halal certification
Read more →According to Reuters' "State of the Global Islamic Economy Report," by 2022 Halal consumers' spending in the food and beverage industry will exceed US$1.9 trill…
Read more →According to HALAL certification norms, all food and beverages can be classified into one of the following categories:
Read more →Kosher issues arising in different processes of canned vegetables:
Read more →Establishing a halal food standard
Read more →Continued from: Kosher Issues in Canned Vegetables - Part 2
Read more →Malaysia is the birthplace of international standards for halal food processing. Malaysians seized the opportunity of the times, started earliest, and, based on…
Read more →The word "HALAL" must be very familiar to Indonesians, especially as the growth rate of the Muslim population has influenced the supply and demand for Halal pro…
Read more →3. HALAL certification in Japan
Read more →Industry scale continues to expand, product characteristics increasingly prominent
Read more →The growth of the Halal food market has outpaced the growth of the Muslim population, reflecting a broader consumer interest in food that aligns with the values…
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Read more →Xinhua, Xining, 11 August (reporters Ma Yong, He Huiyuan, Wang Bo) - Reporters learned at the 2010 China Qinghai International Halal Food and Products Exhibitio…
Read more →PP JPH was signed by the President on 29 April 2019 and promulgated on 3 May 2019. However, a copy of PP JPH has not yet been released, pending a government pre…
Read more →Last November, the Gulf Cooperation Council—through the Gulf Accreditation Center—authorized the Russian halal body Gulfal-ICSC to trade Halal meat products in…
Read more →To ensure order in the halal food market during the Spring Festival, safeguard the consumer safety of the Muslim public, and create a harmonious and stable soci…
Read more →Muslims' concept of Halal food is very clear: what is lawful must be done, what is unlawful must not be done, and what is unclear whether lawful or unlawful sho…
Read more →Statistics from the China Islamic Association show that the global trade volume of Halal food and goods is no less than US$2.1 trillion, growing by no less than…
Read more →The Minnesota-based Medical-Dietary company, the parent company of "Halal Health," is a privately held company founded in 1980 by Don Tymchuck to provide specia…
Read more →The World Halal Forum is the world's premier event for the halal food industry, held annually in Kuala Lumpur. The 6th forum was held in April 2011 at the Kuala…
Read more →Over the past seven years, the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) has successfully established extensive business opportunities and a global network…
Read more →From 4 to 5 June 2012, IFANCA, together with the Halal Research Council, the National Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFSAT), the Pakistan Society of…
Read more →Published by The Halal Journal Newsdesk (Source: International Islamic News Agency) 3 days ago
Read more →The current state of HALAL certification in Japan
Read more →At the invitation of the organizers of the 17th Malaysia International Food & Beverage Trade Fair (MIFB), our CEO Ms. Tessie Young will serve as a forum speaker…
Read more →U.S. legislation on HALAL food is relatively principle-based and general. The government's management of HALAL food mainly involves guidance and publicity to pr…
Read more →Congratulations to Shenzhen SINOQUAL on officially becoming a council member unit of the Guangdong Food Circulation Association and being appointed as one of it…
Read more →Since before Ramadan, halal-certified food advertisements have become increasingly common on French television. It is said that during Ramadan Muslims stop eati…
Read more →MUIS Halal certification wins the favor of Chinese food enterprises. At the start of the new year, the Halal certification market already presents a scene of a…
Read more →The German market. Germany has more than 83 million of the world's wealthiest consumers and is the EU's largest food and beverage market. In 2021, Germany's nom…
Read more →The World Halal Food Council (WHFC) was born from a conceptual idea of an institute for the assessment and research of food, drugs, and cosmetics. Today there a…
Read more →In today's rapidly globalizing world, top companies across industries are increasingly seeking Halal certification to enter one of the fastest-growing consumer…
Read more →Prices of home kosher products soar, with COVID-19 "playing a key part". According to book distributors, sales of kosher cookbooks have been surging since the C…
Read more →Seize the blue-ocean opportunity - now is the right time for Chinese canned fruit to obtain Kosher certification! Let "wartime reserves" become a quality callin…
Read more →Capturing global taste buds: how can Chinese ice cream leverage "Halal certification" to unlock a hundred-billion overseas market? On a scorching summer day, an…
Read more →The biggest challenge to the food supply chain is not COVID-19, but digital transformation. Food security, vital to human survival, becomes our focus at least o…
Read more →Sachima: a new "food"-era opportunity for the taste of childhood - winning Halal and Vegan certification to let the world fall in love with this crispy, soft, s…
Read more →Stop the rat race! For thickeners going global, dual certification is the key to breaking through. Did you know? In the yogurt we drink daily, the ice cream tha…
Read more →Freeze-dried fruits and vegetables: a new health trend spanning the two blue-ocean markets of Halal and Kosher. The favor that the Halal and Kosher markets show…
Read more →SINOQUAL's Halal & Kosher dual certification empowers Chinese tea: letting Eastern tea fragrance drift into the global faith market. In Middle Eastern tea house…
Read more →In-depth analysis | From "passive adaptation" to "proactive leadership": how can Chinese vegetable oil leverage Halal and Kosher certification to unlock the glo…
Read more →In four years Mixue opened 2,600+ stores in Indonesia, built on Halal compliance and local cultural integration. This article unpacks its Indonesia playbook and…
Read more →Halal pet food demand is growing fast, moving from a niche segment into a multi-billion-dollar category across the Middle East and Southeast Asia, with non-Hala…
Read more →A comprehensive explanation of US FDA regulatory policy, covering key terms and definitions including biotechnology, the CEDI/ADI database, color additives, col…
Read more →Global food and beverage innovation in 2026: unique flavor combinations and personalization. As global food and beverage trends evolve at lightning speed, it is…
Read more →What certifications serve as keys to market access for food export enterprises? As is well known, export certification is an internationally accepted procuremen…
Read more →The 2021 trend: more packaged convenience foods. The 2020 COVID pandemic was a devastating disaster for the Jewish community. Fortunately, we miraculously overc…
Read more →Chinese cuisine in Pakistan. Recently, the South Asia Standardization (Chengdu) Research Center successfully held the first Chinese Food Market Access Knowledge…
Read more →A recent report forecasting the global plant-based food and beverage market for 2021-2028 projects a compound annual growth rate of 9.29% over the next six year…
Read more →Blockchain technology safeguards the Halal industry ecosystem development. Recently, blockchain technology has quietly become popular in the overseas Halal mark…
Read more →Halal food enters the vegan market as a plant-based burger is launched. Recently, a UAE Halal food giant ventured into the vegan food market for the first time,…
Read more →Color additives are used to offset color loss from light, air, temperature, humidity and storage, to correct natural color variation, to enhance natural colors,…
Read more →On January 13, 2026, BPOM head Taruna Ikrar visited Indonesia's first pharmaceutical factory, located in the PT Kimia Farma Tbk. building on Jalan Veteran in ce…
Read more →Dubai-based Al Islami Foods is planning to open an office in Sao Paulo as it looks to expand its operations in Brazil, and is also considering opening a poultry…
Read more →The MUIS Fatwa Committee explains that non-alcoholic versions of wine, beer and spirits are considered non-halal because their manufacturing process resembles t…
Read more →Northwestern China’s Qinghai Province is striving to develop its halal food industry, and make it go global.
Read more →The Malaysian Standard 'Halal Food: Production, Preparation, Handling and Storage – General Guide (MS 1500:2009)' was developed under the Malaysian Standard Dev…
Read more →Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, foreign visitors — including Muslim tourists — were expected to increase, making the integrity of halal food i…
Read more →This concluding part discusses and summarizes a study of halal food integrity in Japan. Halal food is not yet widespread in Japan, but is becoming more importan…
Read more →Halal is an Arabic word meaning 'permitted.' Most food and drink is considered halal unless expressly forbidden by halal rules. The general standards for halal…
Read more →In Halal certification of dairy (milk) products, many ingredients are Halal-sensitive and must be produced under Halal conditions with a Halal certificate from…
Read more →This guide covers the sources of halal food and the requirements for its storage, display, service, processing and hygiene. Sources include animals (land and wa…
Read more →This is a look at the kosher issues raised by specialty products in confectionery. Chewing gum raises many kosher questions — glycerin, a gum-base softener esse…
Read more →A halal certification process and the handling of alcohol content. Halal is very averse to alcohol; some companies use processes involving alcohol in botanical…
Read more →Halal pet food — pet food compliant with Islamic law, with compliant ingredients, a pure production process and no forbidden contamination — has grown from a ni…
Read more →Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, said the government is preparing a sugar-content labeling policy for food and beverages and plans to…
Read more →Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) recalled 56,027 processed-food products from regional markets to strengthen public-health safeguards ahead of Eid al-…
Read more →Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) has confirmed that Nutri-level labeling will first be applied to beverage products in the initial phase, before gradu…
Read more →BPOM requires that the warehouse or storage facility used by importers comply with Good Distribution Practice standards, with key requirements covering temperat…
Read more →Laboratory testing is a core requirement of BPOM ML registration for processed foods, with the scope depending on the product category. This article covers the…
Read more →Label compliance is one of the most overlooked parts of BPOM ML registration. Under Government Regulation No. 69 of 1999 and subsequent BPOM directives, every p…
Read more →An overview of FDA food facility registration: what the FDA regulates, the U.S. food safety system, who must register, the Unique Facility Identifier (UFI/DUNS)…
Read more →Thickeners are an 'invisible workhorse' hidden in everyday products — yogurt, ice cream, salad dressing, gummies, as well as face masks, creams and serums. Chin…
Read more →On 19 December 2024, the FDA issued a final rule updating the voluntary “healthy” claim that manufacturers can use on food packaging, aligning it with current n…
Read more →The U.S. halal food market is projected to grow from USD 586.8 billion in 2026 to about USD 1,274.4 billion by 2035 (CAGR 9.1%), driven by a growing halal-consu…
Read more →When Chinese food businesses export low-acid or acidified canned food to the United States, they must complete a three-tier FDA registration: Food Facility Regi…
Read more →These questions help determine whether a product falls under 21 CFR Part 113 (low-acid canned foods), 21 CFR Part 114 (acidified foods), or neither. Products un…
Read more →BPOM head Taruna Ikrar attended the 2nd International Forum of Pharmaceutical Inspectorates (IFPI), held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 24-25, 2025. Representin…
Read more →Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) was officially designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO-Listed Authority (WLA) for…
Read more →Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) and the Jakarta Special Capital Region government are strengthening food oversight during Ramadan an…
Read more →Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) and the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) conducted coordinated oversight of the circulation of drugs a…
Read more →A four-stage walkthrough of BPJPH halal certification for food exported to Indonesia: preparation and SJPH setup, application and pre-audit, on-site audit and c…
Read more →More and more food and beverage brands, large and small, outsource production and packaging to co-manufacturing, co-packing and logistics partners. This article…
Read more →Whether cheese is halal usually depends on the source of the rennet (the enzyme used to curdle milk), which can be animal, plant or microbial. With food technol…
Read more →20 years in international certification (since 2006). One-on-one review of which certificate your category needs, how long it takes, and what to prepare.
