By Dr. Hüseyin Kami BUYUKOZER, GIMDES President
The main purpose of Muslims’ life lives in the halal standardization circle is from birth till death. The important step of this purpose is Halal slaughtering of halal animals.
Due to explaining in the judgment day, Muslims have to account for every slice they eat. For this reason, all eating and drinking of Muslims’ slice must be Halal. The fundamental assurance of continuity of Muslims’ physical and spiritual life with healthy is Helal slice.
In the new world order, increasing global communication opportunities and the modern life that’s been imposed on all humanity for almost a century with its products that brought misery, distress and unhealthy lifestyles rather than happiness and health, caused the Islamic life to be prioritized by the Muslims who go parallel with it making them gradually seek for halal food and the lifestyle based on their own priorities that they have lost a century ago.
This point is only a starting point. Muslim Ummah’s awakening has just started. Prior exploiter bosses try to obstruct this progress with their governments and international companies. However, although these obstructions, the progress will be going on. The Experts estimates total Halal market cost US$ 2.1 trillion dollars yearly; however, the world Halal food market size is around 850 – 900 million of U.S. dollars annually HALAL ORKOSHER 15 million population Jews community’s kosher rate is 250 billion dollar. This amount is so big for that size of population. When we search this market, we see that the biggest customers are Muslims and Jewish.
Although Kosher market size is 250 billion dollar, Halal food market is 850 billion dollar. It is unimaginable to think that Turkey stays uninterested about Halal Hide, cosmetic and medicine, which is around 2 trillion dollar. Muslims don’t remove totally their ignorance and unawareness about Halal products even come to 2 billion people. The result of this ignorance and unawareness, the huge amount of economic, biologic and cultural contents is controlled by non Muslims, and it makes pressure on Umman. Most countries carry out lobby activities in the Islam countries for getting market share from this huge market. These countries are America, Europe, Japan and China. Companies and countries have to focus on how improve their quality and working procedures in the cause of Halal unity. It is highly important to explain Halal and its value to whole community due to increase knowledge and awareness by media. International Halal Fairs and Conferences are also social-economic activities support this concept.
THERE IS WORLD HALAL FOOD MARKET
Halal products not only cover food substances and non-GMO, but also including non-toxical-noxious substances. Halal economy which starts with Halal food grows with cosmetic industry, toy industry, medicine industry, textile, fınance, halal internet browser, tourism and retail chain. The foremost developing market is Halal food Market in the world and it is necessary to make a revision the idea about assuming key countries are France, England and Germany. The foremost key countries are Indonesia, Malaysia, USA and Gulf Arab countries. European has started to aware this market importance. There are 2 billion Muslims in the world, and Halal Market is growing. I think it is so normal.
Turkey Halal Certification position
Halal certified products take part in the market in Muslim countries and non-Muslim countries. Especially, Halal logo is a necessity in the Southeast Asia and Middle East for import companies’ products.
It is experienced that resistance ahead of international development, and global tendency is worthless. Customers will have a chance to choose halal certified products in the market, and it will be helpful fora producer to ask halal certified raw materials.
Turkey should be active and pioneer in the Halal food market which is about 850 billion-dollar market size. Turkey shoud give the haal certificate both food producer and food service companies.
Getting Halal Certificate in Turkey is optional. Forthis reason, ifa company’s products don’t have halal certificate, it doesn’t mean that mentioned products aren’t halal. Additionally, when the company applies for Halal certificate, if there is not any impropriety afterthe audit Halal certificate is granted to products, The Halal certified products are periodicaly audited.
Halal and Healthy requirements are the necessity for all Halal certified products. GIMDES has made huge improvement about Halal food and Halal Certifıcation in Turkey, GIMDES has worked for eiminating deficiencies for eight years. GIMDES has universal identity now by organizing global activities, It is the representative of Halal identity in Turkey during 2012. GIMDES has important accreditation with signifıcant Halal certifıcation bodies all over the world. Additionally, GIMDES is a member of WHC, and GIMDES President Dr, Huseyin Kami Buyukozer is the patron of WHC. It is highly important that GIMDES was hosted of 2010 and 2011 WHC Congress During International Halal and Healthy Product Exhibition in Turkey. 5th Halal and Healthy product conference were organized on 1 September 2012 in Turkey, In that conference, various important speakers who come from different part of the world made their presentations. Additionally, 3rd Halal and Healthy product fairwere organized by GIMDES on 11-14 October 202 for promoting Halal products in Turkey and all over the world. Many popular retail brands estabished special shelves and rayon for the suppy requests from Muslim customer in England and France. We have to be pay attention about that westem always want to control all of things. They seem to obey in front of the power but always want to be head ofalwork. In that concept, they are aware of the size of Halal economy. They are aso aware that Muslim customers now awake for Halal products, Forthis reason, they want to be the key payer for this important market Firstly, Muslim company should protect this market, Otherwise, if old bosses take possession of Halal certified product market, there won’t be any change.
Many countries carry out lobby activities in the Muslim Countries for getting market share, which is estimating around 850 billion (total halal economy 2 trilion). America, Europe, Japan and China are remarkable countries.
Differences from the market reflect various halal concepts.
Allah (S.W.T.) has informed this reailty in his holy book Quran like waming us from centuries ago:
And when he turneth away (from thee) his effort in the land is to make mischief there in and to destroy the crops and the catte; and Allah loveth not mischief. (Bakarah2,Ayah205)’
Hu man being starts to be aware of this big danger that makes failure which unseen in the history. However, it is unachievable to recovery without Islam. As mentioned in the most report, it is impossible to reach.
Organic agricurture projects in the contest of GMO in Europe,
We must start from apply standards from Halal seed and Halal Embryo for ensure all human beings Halal and Heathy life styles. Allah (S.W.T.) has announced this reality in the last holy book Quran to all human beings:
‘O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth, and follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you. (Sure 2,Ayet 168)’
GIMDES, founded in 2005, and has started issuing “Halal Certificate” to the companies for exporting their products to all over the world after the conference in April 2009. Nowadays, from more than 700 companies applications are received and 240 companies1 certificates have been issued after audits. GIMDES started to train many people in the Halal auditor trainings and Butcher trainings for understanding the concept of Halal standards and certifıcation. There are many Halal certification foundations in Turkey to give Halal certificate. However, the important thing for understand which one is authentic that the reiability of the foundation, personnel and administrator’s Islamic consciousness and conform to the Halal standards.
