Israeli Rabbi Says: Medical Marijuana Is Kosher
A traditional Israeli rabbi has ruled that smoking and distributing medical marijuana is Kosher, but using it recreationally is strictly forbidden. Ma'ariv repo…
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Why Medical Marijuana Needs Kosher Certification
Many years ago, when Coors beer obtained OU kosher certification, many people argued that beer is inherently kosher and does not need certification. The same co…
Read more →Halal and Non-Halal: Halal and Non-Halal Raw Materials in the Food Industry
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 →Report: Opportunities in the Halal Ingredients Market
In 2015, the global ingredients industry reached US$245 billion in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors. The ingredients industry is already…
Read more →Empowering a New Industry: Industrial Hemp Transformed and Put to Use
Hemp, once listed by the UN drug control conventions as one of the three major drugs alongside heroin and cocaine, has now been stripped of its toxicity to beco…
Read more →Global Halal Ingredient Trends and Forecast Through 2026 (Part 1)
The global Halal ingredients and additives market by application type (food and beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals), product type (personal care products, co…
Read more →Four Core Points of Halal Certification for Flavor and Fragrance Factories (20 Years' Experience, Nanjing / Guangzhou Cases)
Flavors and fragrances are complex, multi-source ingredients - a hard category for Halal certification. Drawing on 20 years of experience (Nanjing and Guangzhou…
Read more →Activated Carbon Halal and Kosher Certification Guide: Classification, Applications and Key Points
A comprehensive guide to Halal and Kosher certification for activated carbon products. Activated carbon is widely used in food processing, water purification, p…
Read more →Activated Carbon Goes Global: Six Leading Chinese Activated Carbon Companies Halal Certification Strategies
Activated carbon, as a traditional yet modern man-made material, has found widespread use in industrial and consumer applications since its inception. With grow…
Read more →Halal Ingredient Suppliers: The Core of Building a Trustworthy Supply Chain
As the starting point of the halal supply chain, ingredient suppliers play an important role in keeping a product's halal status clearly identifiable during cer…
Read more →Global Halal Ingredient Trends and Forecast to 2026 (Part 2)
Key market developments include: in January 2019, Croda International Plc announced Halal certification for 15 biopolymer ingredients (covering surfactants, emo…
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