The world halal market

Global halal food market worths $630 billion European halal food market worths $67 billion in 2009 USDA estimates European halal food market worths 15 billion euro in 2006 Quoted in time magazine (may 2009) the total halal market (food. Nonfood products and services) is estimated between US$1.2 trillion and US$2 trillion 1.8 billion Muslims living around the globe

 50 million lives in Europe, indicating an increase of over 140 percent in the last decade Canadian International Markets Bureau (2006) reported an international halal food trade worth $150 billion a year Muslims in the United States spent $12 billion in 1999 out of which $3 billion was for meat and poultry products

 75 per cent of migrant Muslims in the United States still eat halal food

Countries that capitalize on halal food surge

Malaysia, undoubtedly the pioneer and hub of halal food regulations, in terms of policies, institutions and research activities Malaysias halal standard agency, Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) deals with the policies related to halal food and other Islamic issues Malaysia leads the league of halal regulation countries Malaysias MS1500: 2004 has been adopted as the international halal standard by the Codex Alimentarius Commission

 Malaysian Prime Minister also asserted that the implementation of the halal industry master plan in 2008 The creation of the Halal Development Corporation (HDC)

conclusion
urgent need to coordinate and standardize Halal certification akin to the International Standards Organization (ISO) model safeguard the cultural rights of Muslims living around the globe Develop a global network of halal food chains labeling of food would provide information