FILE PHOTO: JAKIM Halal Hub director Datuk Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee. Photo by New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia today announced the establishment of a new international association of halal organisations that aims to bring greater collaboration to halal certification.
The International Halal Authority Board (IHAB), whose secretariat will be based in Malaysia, was devised by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) to fulfil five key tasks.
“IHAB will serve as a platform for harmonisation among global halal authorities and certification bodies,” said JAKIM’s Halal Hub director Dr Sirajuddin bin Suhaimee speaking at IHAB’s inaugural general assembly in Putrajaya, just outside of Kuala Lumpur.
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