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    Muslims Invite Hanson to Eat Halal Easter Eggs with Them

    Apr 15, 2017 by admin

    A Muslim leader has challenged politician Pauline Hanson to visit the Toowoomba Mosque after her controversial call for a boycott of halal-certified Easter eggs. A video of the One Nation leader speaking about an alleged “halal tax” on the community went viral on social media recently. She argued Australians shouldn’t pay a “tax” on foods …

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    Australia To Offer ‘Halal’ Certified Food To Troops

    Feb 19, 2016 by admin

    Australian army has issued orders that one-third of its meals to the combat troops has to be halal-certified. This followed a series of changes in the ration packs to the troops. The new changes were approved by the Deputy Chief of Army Major General Rick Burr. The halal option comes up despite Muslims forming a …

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    Halal Certification Creates More Value Than It Costs, Says Peak Food Body

    Aug 15, 2015 by admin

    Australian Food and Grocery Council criticises ‘abusive anti-halal calls and mail’ directed at its members by opponents of the scheme. Halal certification enables up to $13bn in food exports each year, according to Australia’s peak body for food and drink manufacturers, which has criticised the “abusive anti-halal calls and mail” directed at its members by …

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    Australian Parliament To Support An Inquiry Into Halal Certification Of Food

    Mar 29, 2015 by admin

    Coalition members in Australian Parliament are seeking an inquiry into the way food is certified as halal. Halal food has been prepared according to Islamic law, and is free from pork products, alcohol and other specified ingredients. Companies seeking to label their foods “halal” – an Arabic word for “lawful” – must pay fees to …

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    What Is Halal And How Does Certification Work?

    Feb 13, 2015 by admin

    Sydney, Australia:- Halal food certification in Australia and other parts of the world has become a contentious issue. Recently, a Western Australian cafe received hateful and anti-Islamic messages after its owners tried to explain halal on Facebook. A South Australian company stopped certifying its yogurt in November 2014 after it was targeted by a social …

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    World: Business On The Halal Battleground

    Dec 11, 2014 by admin

    NEWS that a South Australian agribusiness had been unfairly targeted by an anti-halal organisation, and as a result almost lost a $50,000 contract, is disappointing. One of a number of anti-halal lobbyists, the Boycott Halal Facebook group urges its followers to bombard specific businesses with complaints in the hope they will cancel their halal registration. …

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    Call To Boycott Halal Food Termed A Political Stunt By Halal Certifiers

    Nov 11, 2014 by admin

    Halal certifiers say consumers, whatever their religion, have nothing to fear from halal.  One of the major halal Certifying bodies in Australia, the Islamic Coordinating Council says its role is to ensure food is prepared properly and hygienically, following Sharia law. It comes as a Facebook page urges people to boycott halal certified products in …

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    Aussie Dairy Farmers Association Condemns ‘Irrational’ Anti-Halal Attack On Halal Certified Dairy Companies

    Nov 11, 2014 by admin

    The Dairy Farmers Association says it is disappointed a small South Australian dairy producer did not seek its help before dropping Halal certification due to a campaign of “irrational bullying” on social media. The Fleurieu Milk and Yoghurt Company faced an attack from people who claimed the $1,000 certification fee it paid had been channelled …

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    Fleurieu Milkm, Yogurt Company loses $50,000 Emirates Deal After Dropping Halal Certified Products

    Nov 9, 2014 by admin

    An aggressive social media campaign pushing for a boycott of Halal products in Australia has forced a local company to drop the accreditation and ditch a deal that was worth $50,000 a year.  The Fleurieu Milk and Yoghurt Company came under fire last week on its social media page with people suggesting the fee it …

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    Sunshine Coast Dairy Says No To $10b Halal Industry

    Nov 6, 2014 by admin

    Sunshine Coast Dairy Says No To $10b Halal IndustryThe SUNLIGHT Coast milk town has created any long range informal communication storm after communicating an unequivocal truly no for you to Australia’s $10 billion dollars halal capability market. Maleny Dairies posted with Myspace with Late just two how the capability wedding food providers relating to Muslim …

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    Shoppers Call For More Prominent Transparency For Halal Certification

    Oct 27, 2014 by admin

    In the event that you look carefully enough at the over of the bundle, you very well might see it. A little image, distinguishing an item as Halal. From pies to Anzac bread rolls, Halal confirmation is opening customary Australian items to a developing center eastern business. At the same time as some call, the …

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    Byron Cookie Company Speaks About Anti-Halal

    Oct 25, 2014 by admin

    The Chief Operating Officer of the Byron Company has ultimately talked over the anti-Halal campaign. The Company recently found itself involved in argument in a social media row when it emerged its Halal-certified products included an ANZAC biscuit. The Group named Boycott Halal in Australia encourages boycotting any product carrying Halal certification, and claims the …

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    Anti-Muslim Facebook Group Targeting Australian Companies For Making Halal Products

    Oct 23, 2014 by admin

    Some of Australia’s top food brands are being targeted for boycott via social media for producing halal foods, claiming the certification fees “directly support terrorism”. Vegemite, Four ‘n’ Twenty pies, the Byron Bay Cookie Company, Nescafe, Colgate and Western Star Butter are among the companies being targeted for making products with halal certification. A number …

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    Australian Firms Interested In Pakistani Halal Food Market

    Aug 23, 2014 by admin

    LAHORE – High Commissioner Designate to Australia, Naela Chohan has said that Australian companies are interested in investing in the Halal food market and want to enter the Middle Eastern region through Pakistan. It will benefit both the countries and Pakistan will be able to attract more countries for Halal food processing. She was talking …

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    Make The Most Of Airline Halal Food

    Aug 23, 2014 by admin

    Airline food is the butt of endless bad comedy routines, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t maximise the experiencing of dining on a plane. With Qantas upgrading its in-flight meals this week, here’s what’s on offer and how you can get the best from it. Qantas this week announced that it is going to …

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    Demand For Shariah-Compliant Islamic Finance Professionals Rising Among Non-Muslims

    Aug 7, 2014 by admin

    Demand for Islamic finance training from non-Muslims rose more than fourfold in the past seven years as students seek to enter an industry whose assets are set to double to $3.4 trillion by 2018. Malaysia’s International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance had 2,000 people enrolled on its courses this year, of whom about 14 percent are from nations …

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    Kangaroo Meat ‘halal,’ Turkey’s Directorate General For Religious Affairs Says

    Jun 3, 2014 by admin

    The Directorate General for Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has issued a fatwa stating that kangaroo meat and grasshoppers are “halal” food, but Islam bans eating “badgers, martens, weasels, beavers and sea otters.” “Islamic scholars agree that ‘halal’ animals that are not mentioned in the Quran and in the hadith [the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad] are …

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    Australia: Halal Food Dishing Out Radical Change In Society

    May 8, 2014 by admin

    Australia: Halal Food Dishing Out Radical Change In Society HALAL food is now sold at a dozen McDonald’s restaurants and bacon is off the menu at some KFC outlets to accommodate the religious sensitivities of Australia’s growing Muslim population. The Muslim population has soared by 40 per cent to 476,291 in just five years – …

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