Muslims in america worry about halal food standards

Reporting on McDonald's Dearborn, Michigan which no longer in serves halal menu makes American Muslim community worried. The reason, apparently menu that is claimed halal proved not kosher. This reflects the legal standard that is not accordance with procedures and harming the Muslims.

Skyrocketing popularity labeled as halal food in America apparently it triggers confusion and controversy among the Muslim community. Because, found many cases that are recognized halal food products, however, proved to contain elements not kosher.

In addition to the case of McDonald's in Dearborn, Michigan, one of the other cases occurred in Orange County, California. A supermarket must pay a fine, because proved mistaken put meat labels, and paste halal logo on the meat mixture.

"There's a lot of fraud. I am relieved, McDonald's stop that is called halal chicken because it's not really kosher," said Syed Ahmed Rasheeduddin of Muslim Consumer Group.

Halal products in the United States indeed increased dramatically. Of just 10 products in 1970, now the numbers already far increased up to more than 2,300 products in 2012. According to the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America, now there are already nearly 7,000 kosher restaurants in America.

"Protection of the law is still low, oftentimes there is dishonest producers who use it," said Shahed Amanullah, founder of the site to review about halal restaurant zabihah.com. Shahedpun received reports if the restaurant labeled halal many that mistaken interpreted the concept of halal.

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Now there are 120 halal food company in Ningxia China

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Nhar) in China is experiencing progress in the field of halal food. Now, this region already has 120 company that produces halal food. The products are also exported to various countries.

Ningxia is located in China northwestern region this is indeed have a high population of Muslims. Approximately 10% of the total Muslim citizens in China is indeed inhabit this region.

Halal food is also become products promising that many produced in Ningxia. Last year, noted there are 120 companies in the local halal industry, with a production volume of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars. Its kind, among other are halal meat and a variety of dry vegetables, which are then exported to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Jordan, and other countries.

It is also considered as a potential promising, because Ningxia slowly able to show themselves as a major producer of halal food in China. This progress could not be separated from the role of government, in which the local Ministry of Commerce has been designing the development of halal industry in Ningxia.

As a next step, Halal Food Certification Center in Ningxia also doing an agreement with various countries. Some of these include Egypt, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia to gain recognition for halal standards they set.

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Krispy kreme donuts from the UK announces is halal

Krispy kreme donuts

Curiosity of muslim citizens in Britain about halalness of Krispy Kreme donuts in the country was finally answered already. Unequivocally the famous donut franchise representative also said that Krispy Kreme products are kosher.

Problems halalness of food products still frequently occur around the world, including the UK. One of the biggest donut franchise Krispy Kreme also get public attention in connection with their products halalness.

Actually the problem halalness of donuts products it is sticking since several years ago. Existence of the issue of the use of alcohol in donut glaze products (sugar-coated donuts) become the public attention. In order that the problem is not increasingly widespread, parties of the management Krispy Kreme direct  take quick steps. Their response is with give direct statement via one of the British Muslim community sites.

Through their representatives of Krispy Kreme affirmed that donut gleze his own do not contain alcohol. He admits that manufacture the donuts contain flavoring ingredients, however the ingredients before used has been obtain approval from FDA after a very rigorous process. The flavoring contains a small amount of ethyl alcohol are also naturally also contained by almost all fruits and vegetables.

He openly mention their donut glaze contains less than 2 percent ethyl alcohol. Where the ingredients it is important and many commonly used in commercial food production. Even, vanilla flavoring, which is many used in the manufacture of ice cream, cakes, cookies only contain 35% ethyl alcohol. In addition, things that need be noted that when these materials are mixed in the cooking process, then the ethyl alcohol content become less than 0.02% due to evaporation.

Now there are about 16 types of Krispy Kreme variants are expressed kosher and has been obtain a certificate from the Halal Food Authority (HFA). Even they are also now actively advertise Krispy Kreme with HFA kosher logo on their packaging.

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