KYRGYZSTAN: Kyrgyzstan adopts Malaysian Halal production standard

By Tolgonai OSMONGAZIEVA

“Kyrgyzstan adopted the Malaysian Halal production standard,” head of Halal-industry department of Ministry of Economic Regulation KR Urmat Dzholdoshev said at a round table conference.

According to him, the standard works on nine areas, including tourism, education, medicine, and food industry. “Recently, the production of meat products under “Halal” label increased in the KR. The Malaysian standard, which regulates the manufacture, storage, transportation of products by the single rules, will allow our producers both meet the needs of the domestic market and enter the international one. Today, the work of many producers is not regulated, creating certain risks. Using the sign “Halal”, buyers can be misled,” said Urmat Dzholdoshev.

He noted that the adoption of the Malaysian standard for the manufacture of products - is only the first stage. “At the second stage we plan to unite the Halal meat products manufacturers to introduce single state policy in this sphere,” added Urmat Dzholdoshev.