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Contemporary Legislation And Halal
Almir Alić
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Sažetak
Halal certification of products and services is regulated differently in the
modern legislation of certain countries. In the European Union, halal is not
regulated at all, while the Gulf countries (Arab countries) have a regulated
and standardized halal certification system, just like some other Asian
countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.
According to the latest estimates, there are currently around 45 million
Muslims in Europe and many companies see a chance for additional earnings
by focusing on this target group. In practice, companies sometimes encounter
legal restrictions that create problems for them to harmonize their production
with the halal standard. Some members of the European Union do not accept
halal slaughter. These legal regulations present a problem for slaughterhouses
that want to harmonize their slaughtering with Islamic regulations. An
example is Poland, whose ruling structures try to prevent ritual slaughter
(halal and kosher) by law, even though the Polish state is the largest producer
of halal meat in Europe, bringing them huge profits. The laws referred to by
EU members are the Food Act, the Animal Welfare Act, the Consumer
Protection Act, and others.
On the other side, we also have countries that respect Islamic rules and are
also members of The Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries
(SMIIC which deals with the development and issuance of halal standards
from various fields).
It is necessary to regulate halal and halal standardization through positive
laws of the European Union and other non-Muslim countries in a way to
ensure the rights of Muslims to consume food in accordance with their
religion.
Halal certification bodies must have a strategy to incorporate halal into the
existing legislation of the mentioned countries.
Ključne riječi
Halal; Regulations; laws; Islamic countries; Non islamic countries
Hrčak ID:
330947
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Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2023.
Posjeta: 83 *