The Kingdom is to host a conference of scholars who are meeting to discuss the state of Halal foods in Saudi Arabia. The conference is scheduled for February of next year and will be the first summit to be held in the Kingdom.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority's chairman Mohammed Al-Kanhal commented "There is around 1.8 billion people in the world who consume halal food and its global market is valued at SR2.5 trillion."
Who claims the conference will act as a platform for both scientific and religious scholars to allow them to find a common platform to discuss the expanding global halal market and will also incorporate a host of private institutions and global organisations to have their say on the various issues being presented.
Explaining the objectives of the proposed summit, Al-Kanhaladded "Besides boosting public and private sector cooperation in the relevant food industry at national, regional and at global levels, it would also serve as an ideal platform for exchange of experience between countries in the field of supervision and control of halal food."