Aim: Binding Declaration of Intent of all multipliers to achieve a uniform Halal Certificate for all of Europe         

12 to 15 September 2010 will see the three international trade fairs for temperature-controlled food InterMopro (dairy products), InterCool (frozen food, ice cream, technology) and InterMeat (meat and sausage) being held in Düsseldorf. A premiere will be the first European Halal Conference organised in parallel with the food fair trio at the CongressCenter CCDSüd of the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre on 14 September.

The German-Turkish FOOD Association (DTFood e.V.) will use the food fair trio as the setting for its first European Halal Conference with the aim of bringing together the industry’s multipliers in the traditionally relevant segments of the Halal theme. These include certification bodies, manufacturers and food retailers as much as religious scientists and legal experts. With the support of Messe Düsseldorf this Conference is to serve them as a high-calibre platform for discussions and action. Here, the point is by no means only to discuss the growing relevance of the Halal market and its market potential. The objective set for the first European Halal Conference is rather to adopt a binding Declaration of Intent signed by all involved multipliers to develop and establish in the market a uniform Halal Certificate for Europe within a realistic timeframe.

Programme of the 1st European Halal Conference:

10.00 am - 11.30 am: Opening: ”How relevant is Halal for Europe?”

12.00 noon - 3.00 pm:

- Working groups put together in the run-up to the conference discuss relevant issues and problems associated with an industrialised Halal Certification

- Agreement on working-group relevant focal themes       

- Development of a work and time plan for working group meetings

Focal Themes:

- The Koran in 2010. How can 2000 year-old religious guidelines be reconciled with industrialisation and globalisation of the 21st century – Legal aspects of a certification acc. to Halal – Who certifies the certification bodies? – Certification processes – Certification areas – Transparency rules and communication – Learning from others - International Halal standards/ Kosher food – Market potential in exports – Market potential in retail - Halal food – Means of integration

3.00 pm - 5.30 pm:

- Official appointment of working group chairs and internally agreed programmes and timelines

- Open discussion of the focal themes of the individual working groups

- Taking the minutes and adoption of the Declaration of Intent on the joint development of a European Halal Certificate

3.00 pm - 5.30 pm: TV TALK at the Foyer

5.30 pm - 6.00 pm: Press Conference   

10.00 am - 6.00 pm: Supporting exhibition at the foyer of CCDSüd

The 1st European Halal Conference will be organised by DTFOOD e.V., Köln, media contact: Anya Schlie, Tel.: +49-221-92428-272, . For further information on the Internet go to , www.marka.de.com.

InterMopro, InterCool and InterMeat 2010 held in Halls 12-17 of the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre will be open to trade visitors daily from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, from 12 to 15 September 2010. Together with hogatec – held concurrently in Halls 9 to 11 – they will offer visitors a “First-Class Menu”, i.e. the entrance ticket will be valid for all four events. 1-day tickets cost EUR 30.00 (EUR 18.00 when purchased online in advance, plus p&p) while 2-day tickets cost EUR 47 (EUR 35 online). Students pay EUR 10.00. All tickets include free travel to and from the Exhibition Centre on public transport within the networks of the VRR (Verkehrsverbund-Rhein-Ruhr) transport authority. For further information go to www.intermopro.de, www.intercool.de, www.intermeat.de, www.hogatec.de.

Your Press Contact:
Dr. Cornelia Jokisch, Tanja Karl
Tel.: +49 (0)211/4560-998,-999
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June 2010

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