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245			_aOpinion: Harmonizing Halal Standards: _bAsia, Europe, Halal Integrity, Halal Trade, Meat & Poultry, Middle East & Africa, Oceania, Opinion, Research, The Americas / _c Irwandi Jaswir
264			_aKuala Lumpur _bHalal Focus, _c2 November 2011
505			_aThe Muslim population reached 1.83 billion out of the world’s 6.5 billion people in 2018, with an average annual birth growth rate of about 1.80 percent. Undoubtedly, the halal food trade is growing fast at 20 percent annually.
505			_aThe value of the global halal product market is estimated at US$4.55 trillion, excluding Islamic banking, with food and beverages accounting for 67 percent, pharmaceuticals 22 percent and personal care and cosmetics 10 percent. However, the lucrative market of the halal industry is also facing a huge challenge, as various halal standards are being implemented globally.
505			_aA study on current halal standards shows an increasing awareness in countries and organizations globally about establishing their own halal standards. As such, it is not surprising to find within a country more than one halal certification body and more than one set of halal standards. However, this trend is of a grave concern for halal industry players, especially practitioners, stakeholders, sharia advisors in general and Muslim customers in particular.
505			_aIn some Muslim majority countries like Malaysia and Indonesia, the halal standards are established and set by the standard bodies in the respective countries. These halal standards are then implemented by the certification bodies. Some countries share standards. The halal standards by the Standards and Metrology Institute for the Islamic Countries (SMIIC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are adopted by many countries....
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