The Green Logo You Cannot Ignore: Why Halal Is The Biggest Food Story In ASEAN And The World (opens in new tab)

Halal — meaning "permissible" in Arabic — is an Islamic dietary and lifestyle framework rooted in Quranic scripture and the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Though it dates back over 1,400 years, modern halal certification emerged in response to the globalisation of the food supply chain, beginning with Indonesia's 1989 establishment of LPPOM MUI following public panic over unlabelled pork additives, and Malaysia's pioneering JAKIM certification system formalised in 2003. Today, the global hal...