McDonald’s UAE and Neutral Fuels Win ‘Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport’ for Biodiesel Initiative
22/2/12 www.zawya.com
Dubai 22 February 2012- Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has recognized McDonald’s UAE and Neutral Fuels for their commitment to sustainable transport by awarding them with the 2011 Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST), in the ‘Environmental Protection Category’. The award was presented by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai to representatives from McDonald’s UAE and Neutral Fuels for the recent biodiesel initiative, which saw McDonald’s convert its used vegetable cooking oil into biodiesel for its fleet of logistics trucks. » read more
USA: Midamar wins 2012 “Best New Halal Food” and “Best New Fast Food Product” at Gulfood Awards in Dubai
22/2/12
By Midamar Corporation
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Midamar Corporation based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa was crowned the winner of the coveted and prestigious international award for “Best New Halal Food” for the second year in a row. Midamar is the first and only American company to win the award. Smoked Peppered Halal Beef Strips were deemed the “Best New Halal Food” by a panel of judges at Gulfood 2012 in Dubai. Midamar was awarded the 2011 title for the All Natural ABF Air Chilled Halal Whole Chicken.
UAE: Convenient, but healthy too
21/2/12 www.thenational.ae
By Caline Malek
DUBAI // Shoppers around the world are shifting towards more convenient and healthier food, experts say.
France: Le Pen’s halal meat claims attacked
21/2/12 www.thelocal.fr
Photo credit: Rungis food market, by Myrabella
On a visit to Paris’ main meat market on Tuesday morning, President Sarkozy rejected the claims of far-right Front National leader Marine Le Pen that all meat consumed in the Ile-de-France region is halal, without consumers being aware.
UK – Riyadh Conference Endorses the Prophetic Method of Animal Slaughter
20/2/12 www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk
ANSA partcipated in the first ever historic International Conference on Halal Food in Riyadh which concluded on Tuesday with the Saudi government promising the delegates to tighten supervision and standards, and calling on non-Muslim countries exporting food to Islamic countries to strictly adhere to Islamic regulations with regard to ensuring products are Halal.
India: International food industry innovates to suit Indian platter
20/2/12 daily.bhaskar.com
International players in the food industry continue to innovate, by adding local ingredients and flavours in order to entice Indian foodies, who are yet to fully embrace global cuisine in its original form.
From Brazilian pastures to your plate
20/2/12 gulfnews.com
The $400-billion global halal food market is a cash cow that Brazilian meat producers cannot ignore and no effort is spared by the South American country to ensure compliance with strict religious and hygiene standards set by buyers of their products in the Islamic world.
UK: Welsh food producers seek Middle East markets
19/2/12 BBC News
Food and drink producers are looking to the Middle East as a growing market for Welsh produce.
France’s far-right returns to roots with halal claims
19/2/12 www.reuters.com
(Reuters) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen switched her presidential campaign back to immigration Sunday, saying all meat in Paris was halal, as she tries to head off President Nicolas Sarkozy’s attempts to lure her supporters.
UAE: World’s first halal baby food means convenience for Muslim mums
19/2/12 www.thenational.ae
UK: Halal Butcher fined for ‘mutton dressed as goat’ scam
19/2/12 www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
A Brixton butcher who tried to make mincemeat of his customers by selling them cheap mutton instead of pricey goat meat has received a roasting in court.
Record growth in Brunei-Taiwan trade
18/2/12 news.brunei.fm
By Achong Tanjong
Global food sellers counting on UAE
18/2/12 www.thenational.ae
By Rory Jones and Rebecca Bundhun
Halal dim sum from Singapore and South African ostrich meat are just two of the numerous speciality foods that will be on show this week in the UAE, as international companies descend on Dubai in search of lucrative contracts.
UAE: Australia’s Healthy Beef Option Arrives in Dubai
18/2/12 www.zawya.com
OBE Organic, the world’s largest and most established producer of healthy, great tasting organic beef, takes part in Gulfood 2012Dubai, February 18, 2012: Australian organic beef producer OBE Organic is in Dubai for the Gulfood 2012 exhibition and food industry trade event. It’s an important step in developing a quality distribution chain in the UAE for the world’s largest and most established producer of organic beef.
Rice products may be source of high arsenic levels: study
17/2/12
(Reuters) – Significant levels of arsenic may be found in some prepared food products listing organic brown rice syrup as a sweetener and main ingredient, including some cereal bars and infant formulas, according to findings from a study published on Thursday.
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