attended the Global Halal Industry Platform 'Shaping the future Halal Food and Beverage Trade/Industry' meeting in Dubai, UAE, as a follow up on the EU-UAE Halal Round Table.

Organised by ESMA, the Emirati Authority for Standardisation and Metrology, the platform gave an update on the evolution of Halal certification in the UAE and the Middle East.

ESMA evaluated progress with their new Halal Certifier Body approval system whilst the International Halal Accreditation Forum together with various other Halal authorities gave gave their views on how the Halal industry, and more specific Halal certification and Halal accreditation, may evolve in the years to come.