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Bosnian companies to start Halal food production
By Deutsche Presse-Agenteur
Sep 25, 2006, 09:40

Sarajevo - Six Bosnian food-processing factories are to be given special certificates that their products are produced in accordance with Islamic rules, local media reported Friday.

Around 450 food products would soon be marked "halal", meaning that those products would be permissible under the shariat - the Islamic system of ordinances - and would contain no pork, blood or fat or any such additives and substances, reports said.

A special Agency for Halal-quality Certificates of Bosnia- Herzegovina is to take over responsibility for issuing and withdrawing certificates with the consent of Bosnia's Islamic Community.

The head of the agency, Amir Sakic, said "Bosnia will be the first European country with the certified halal standard."

Bosnian businessmen hope the products will soon reach international markets where an estimated 1.8 billion people mostly Muslims use such products.

In Bosnia-Herzegovina, Muslims account for nearly 50 per cent of the country's 4.5 million population.


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