HALAL FOOD 2008 (24 February 2008 - Feshane International Fair Congress and Culture center)
The organising committee of GIMDES is holding the International Halal Food conference on 24 February 2008. The venue for this day conference is the ?stanbul Feshane International Fair Congress and Culture Center.

Conference Aims

The International Halal Food Conference (HALAL FOOD 2008) is a strategic initiative aimed at:

• maximising the opportunities for Turkey in Halal importing markets
• promoting Turkey as a highly competent producer and manufacturer of Halal products
• engendering confidence in consumers and governments of importing countries about the authenticity and high quality of our Halal products
• facilitating the flow of investment funds from Halal importing countries to Turkey

Topics & Speakers

Prominent experts and decision makers from USA, EU, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, UAE, Australia, New Zealand and the Arabian Gulf will address major issues and answer key questions about Halal Food. Topics include:

• Halal Status of food ingredients
• Do transgenic foods meat Halal requirements?
• Issues of standardisation of Halal requirements
• Meeting Halal customer satisfaction
• The importance of and the problems associated with labeling in Halal markets
• The role and responsibilities of Halal monitoring and certification agencies such as the GIMDES
• Trading with the Middle East countries
• Malaysia's regulations for control of Halal food importation
• Investment opportunities in Turkey for Muslim countries and how this investment can be managed in a Halal context
• The experiences of Turkish enterprises in producing and exporting Halal food