Turkey to establish halal accreditation agency

Turkey’s government on Oct. 11 subm tted a draft law to Parl ament to establ sh a halal accred tat on agency. The agency w ll have sole author ty for halal product cert f cat on and accred tat on n Turkey. It w ll also be able to establ sh off ces abroad and g ve accred tat on to Turk sh and fore gn nst tut ons that grant cert f cates of halal compl ance. Global trade n halal products and serv ces s valued at around $3.9 tr ll on.