Over the past two years, plant-based food consumption has grown by 49% across the EU, reaching a total sales volume of €3.6 billion.
Compared with the kosher food industry, the halal food industry has limitations in terms of management
2025-05-15
There are significant gaps in the regulation of halal food, with seven official accreditation bodies having limited oversight of over 400 certifiers globally. There are 32 official SMIIC-registered standards bodies, there is limited coordination in standards setting, and certifiers globally currently are not required to gain accreditation, and often do not follow official standards for halal.
Seven official certification bodies for more than400The Halal certification bodies have conducted limited supervision and pointed out that the Halal food certification industry has limitations in management.32OfficialSMIICThere is a lack of coordination among registered standard certification bodies in the development of halal standards. Currently, global halal certification bodies do not need to obtain official certification and usually do not follow official standards for halal certification.
In kosher food regulation, there is mutual recognition among certifying bodies; for instance, the Chicago Rabbinical Council recognizes 96 certification bodies, including 29 non-U.S. bodies, based on strict adherence to rabbinical law. Further, there is an international association, the Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO), with 75 certifying bodies as members, including both U.S. and international organizations. The association was founded by the leading five U.S.-based certification bodies, and although it has no formal enforcement powers, it facilitates mutual recognition and discussion of best practices.
existKosherIn food supervision,KosherThere is a mutual recognition relationship between certification bodies;, for example, the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc）Recognition96indivualkosherCertification bodies, including those that strictly observe kosher law29Non-USkosherThere is also an international association, namelyKashrusOrganization Alliance Association (I),have75The association is composed of five leading U.S. certification bodies.kosherAlthough the certification body has no formal executive power, it has promoted mutual recognition and communication and coordination among various associations and organizations.
According to Joe Regenstein, Professor of Food Science at Cornell University, “The kosher community operates as one, despite differences. They all talk to each other.”
Joe Regenstein, professor of food science at Cornell UniversityJoe Regenstein) pointed out: “KosherDespite their differences, the institutions are still one.
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