Halal standard agreements signed in Istanbul

ISTANBUL

The Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) and Turkey's Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) signed on Thursday two agreements to improve halal standardization capacity and awareness in the region.

The pacts, signed at MUSIAD's headquarters in Istanbul, saw the participation of heads of both institutions, Abdurrahman Kaan and Ihsan Ovut.

While one agreement targets to organize joint events for awareness in the field, the other one aims to create a monitoring and traceability system for halal conformity assessment activities.

The accord is also meant to enable firms to adapt halal standards at all stages in manufacturing