Other world Halal market

BRAZIL
As one of the biggest exporters of halal meat in the world, Brazil maintains a substantial percentage of its production to cater to the Halal market, approximately 70 per cent of its exports of 1 million frozen chickens goes to over 100 countries are Halal-certified. Brazilian Halal exports to the Middle East are expected to exceed S6.38 billion in 2008.

AUSTRALIA
Australia is the leading producer and exporters of beef and the largest exporters of live sheep and meat of sheep (lamb/ mutton). Australia is also one of the leading exporters of Halal beef and Halal lamb/ mutton, such as those exports to Middle-East, Indonesia, Malaysia and many other countries (more than 40 countries). Australia also is the largest exporters of live sheep to Middle-East, including for Hajj purposes. Australia also is the only non-Muslim majority country which has an industry regulation concerning 'Muslim slaughter men'.

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.