COMSTECH- SMIIC organise training course on Halal Products’ Standards and Testing in Kampala

NHT REPORT
ISLAMABAD, August 24: COMSTECH and The Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) in collaboration with Islamic University in Uganda jointly organized a training course on “OIC/SMIIC Halal Products Standards and Testing” at Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala from August 22 – 26, 2022.
The authentication and confirmation of several products, including processed food and other items of daily use, and their Halal nature is a growing challenge globally along with the environmental contaminants, both biological and chemical, and non-halal ingredients which are prohibited for Muslims, are a matter of concern. It is therefore, imperative for the Muslim countries to establish Halal testing standards and laboratories to ensure the ‘Halal’ status of the consumer products.
In this context, the training course was designed to train the participants from African OIC member states about the procedures for adoption, implementation and use of the OIC/SMIIC Halal Food Standards, mainly: OIC/SMIIC 1:2019 – general requirements for Halal food, auditing of testing Labs in line with OIC/SMIIC 35 – conformity assessment, general requirements for the competence of laboratories performing Halal testing and the testing procedures standards such as test method for detection of porcine in food products (meat, processed food and gelatin).