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Cairo: Qatar has launched a guide on halal food that health authorities described as an “important milestone in food control”.
The guide was issued by the Ministry of Public Health to regulate importing halal food and Islamic bodies authorised to issue halal product and halal slaughtering certificates.
“Its importance lies in clarifying requirements of halal, and verifying validity, accuracy and credibility of halal certificates attesting that the meat, meat products, or foods containing meat are of animal origin that have been supervised by one of the issuers of halal certificates licensed by the State of Qatar,” the ministry said.
Published in Arabic and English, the guide provides general definitions and requirements of halal food, animal slaughtering, related certification forms approved in Qatar, as well as a list of prohibited foods according to the Islamic Sharia law and halal-related standards.