This article is produced and sponsored by The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA®). It was first published in the State of the Global Islamic Economy 2023/24 report produced by DinarStandard. The report can be downloaded here.
Before the terms food and health security were mainstream ideas, IFANCA made it its mission to address these concerns. Access to halal foods is directly tied to food security, as many Muslims will forego nutrition security to adhere to religious dietary guidelines, regardless of their socio-economic class.
When IFANCA started back in 1982, the goal was simple: make halal products more accessible for those who want them. We did not set out to be a halal certifier. Our goal was to help consumers by giving them the resources they needed to navigate the thousands of products that filled grocery store shelves.
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