Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - A Brunei company has developed what it claims to be the world's first online halal food verification system, which is expected to hit the global market before June this year, news reports said Friday. Branded as the GoHalal system, the MIMIT E-Technology Company has created a database that allows government bodies and companies to speed up the process to rule whether a product is permissible, or halal, under Islamic law, the Brunei Times reported.
The system houses a database of 32,000 different ingredients, which may be used to determine whether a particular product is halal or haram (unacceptable) in just a few minutes.
The verification process enables a product to be easily verified in just one day, whereas previously the process could take up to three months.
The server and database of the system are to be continually updated in accordance with the guidelines from various nations' Islamic religious councils, particularly from Brunei and Singapore.
It is estimated that the global market value for trade in halal foods is 547 billion dollars per year.
Brunei, a country whose main wealth is derived from the production of oil and gas, recently stepped up its involvement in the halal market.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/305155,brunei-firm-invents-online-halal-food-verification-system.html.
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