Halal USA

As the Halal market continues to expand all over the world, the importance of the Halal sector in the North America becomes more apparent. The nine million Muslims living in the USA represent a powerful consumer segment responsible for spending an estimated $170 billion annually; a significant portion of this is naturally spent on food and personal care items.In addition to the domestic market, Halal represents an important opportunity for exporters to access overseas markets, especially in the Middle East and South East Asia.

What is halal?

Halal (halalal) is an Arabic term meaning “permissible”

In the English language, it most frequently refers to food that is permissible according to Islamic law.

In the Arabic language, however the true meaning is it refers to anything that is permissible under Islam.

In non-Arabic-speaking countries, the terms is most commonly used in the narrower context of just Muslim dietary laws, especially where meat and poultry are concerned, however it also refers to a number of other consumer and industry related products e.g pharmaceuticals, life sciences and fertilsers etc.

Permissible in Islam or Halal

Free of Alcohol and alcohol related products

Free of chemical and artificial addititives

Meat products culled under Islamic principles

Free of Meat additives from non Halal products

Free of Hormones

Free of antibiotics

Free of GMO

Free range and cage free animals

What is Sharia?

The basic principle of Islamic banking is the prohibition of Riba- (Usury - or interest):

"While a basic tenet of Islamic banking - the outlawing of riba, a term that encompasses not only the concept of ‘usury’, but also that of interest.

"The universal nature of these principles is immediately apparent even at a cursory glance of non-Muslim literature. Usury was prohibited in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.