Food law

The World Halal Summit and Halal Expo, which brought together the stakeholders of the world halal economy, ended in Istanbul on Nov. 30.

Organized by the Turkish Presidential Office, the summit was attended by tens of thousands of visitors from 110 countries and over 55 speakers from 20 countries to discuss the future of the halal market and its new potential in trade.

Livestock markets in the provinces of Samsun, Denizli, Diyarbakır and Siirt have been closed as a precautionary measure due to the spread of the SAT-2 serotype foot-and-mouth disease of cattle in Türkiye.

Foot and mouth disease is once again on the agenda of Türkiye, deeply affecting the livestock industry.

With the pandemic looming over vacationers, there has been growing interest in halal tourism which offers greater privacy, an international tour operator said.

Istanbul next week will host two major gatherings on the global market for products and services conforming to Islamic guidelines, known as halal.

Turkey's Food, Agriculture, and Livestock Ministry has prepared a labelling directory that explains the definitions and prohibitions that can be used on food labels, in a bid to minimize deceptive labels that mislead consumers.
 

The World Halal Summit began in Istanbul on Dec. 15 with the participation of over two dozen prominent figures in the halal sector from Turkey and other countries.  
      

A plan to regulate halal food has not been included in China's legislative work order for 2016, after concerns were raised that the law would lead to the government having authority over religious issues.      

The new EU rules for food labelling come into effect on December 13, reports Mediapool.bg.

The goal is to give more and clearer information on the food contents.

According to the new rules, restaurants and cafeterias must inform the consumers on the presence of 14 allergens in the food they serve. Among them are nuts, gluten, lactose, soy and milk.

BELGRADE - Starting from December 13, foods and food supplements exported by Serbian businesses to the markets of the European Union (EU) will have be labeled in full compliance with the new EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers.

BELGRADE - A project meant to improve facilities for the production of animal source foods and management of animal by-products will be completed by 2016, and the EU has decided to grant Serbia EUR 2 million for the project.