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FRIDAY, 29th APRIL, 2016 | OLYMPIA LONDON

ROUNDTABLE SERIES VHALAL PRODUCTS

04 IntroductoryRemarks

05 Session One:FromFarmtoFork:EnsuringBestPracticesfor

HalalFoodTestingandIngredients

09 Session Two:HalalIngredientsandFood:Harmonisationand

CompetitivenessinHalalCertificationforGlobalMuslims

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

SESSION ONE:From Farm to Fork: Ensuring Best Practices for Halal Food Testing and Ingredients

w Convenea roundtablediscussion thatcomprisesofscholars, researchers,scientists,companiesandconsumersfortheharmonisationprocess

w AppointataskforcetoestablishaglobalcentrethatcollatesHalalinformationsources

w AppointataskforcetoestablishregionalresearchcentresforHalalR&D

w Establishataskforcetolookintoscientificreplacementsfornon-Halalingredients

w Appointataskforcetopromotescholarengagement

TheroundtableopenedwithintroductoryremarksfromAbdulla Al Awar,ChiefExecutiveOfficerof theDubai IslamicEconomyDevelopmentCentre(DIEDC),andMustafa Adil,HeadofIslamicFinanceatThomsonReuters.Theirremarkshighlightedthetremendousupcominggrowthof

theglobalIslamiceconomy.SinceDubai’sestablishmentoftheDIEDCin2013,theinternationalmarketforMuslimgoodsandserviceshasincreasedexponentiallyandissettobeworth$2.6trillionby2020,notedAl Awar.

Healsoemphasisedthat,withtheestablishmentoftheDIEDC,Dubaihasun-dertakentheresponsibilityoffurtheringthevisionoftheglobalIslamiceconomyacrossallsectors.Henoted,inparticular,thattheDIEDCaimstopromotetheimportanceofstandardswithinthesectorandtoworktowardstheharmonisationof thosestandards.Al Awaralsohighlighted the importanceof reviewing theconsumerperceptionoftheHalalindustry.

Adilagreed that theEmirateofDubaihashelpedplace the Islamiceconomyintheglobalspotlight.HealsonotedthattheproductionoftheGlobal IslamicEconomyReportandtheGlobalIslamicEconomySummit,aswellasthegov-ernment-supportednewsportalsSalaamGatewayandMySalaam,areactingasachangeplatformforpositiveglobaldevelopmentsintheindustry.HeconcludedbyexplainingthatallstakeholdersmustcometogethertohelprealisetheIslamicsectorasoneofthelargestandmostinnovativesectorsoftheglobaleconomy.

MODERATOR:Zohra Khaku Founder HalalGems

SPEAKERS:Amina Mohammad Director DubaiAccreditationDepartment

Rizvan Khalid Executive Director EuroQualityLambs

SPEAKERS:Abdulla Al Awar Chief Executive OfficerDubaiIslamicEconomyDevelopmentCentre(DIEDC)

Mustafa Adil Head of Islamic FinanceThomsonReuters

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Session overviewPanelmoderatorZohra Khaku,FounderofUK-basedpremiumrestaurantfindersiteHalalGems,openedthesessionbyex-pressingtheimportanceoflisteningtotheconsumer’svoiceintoday’sgrowingIslamiceconomy.

Sheexplainedthattoday’sconsumersarechoosingtoanalysetheprovenanceoftheirfoodandarealsodemandinghigherstandards.Khakuproposed,therefore,thatconsumerpres-surecouldeventually lead toa landscapewhereallHalalfoodproductsaretransparent,ethicalandorganic.Shesaidthat,whilethisvisionmaynotbeimmediatelyrealisable,shehopedthattheroundtablewouldencouragethereachingofaconsensusandhelpconnectpeoplewiththedesiretoevolveHalalstandards.

TheHalalGems founder then introducedthefirstspeaker,Rizvan Khalid,ExecutiveDirectorofEuroQualityLambs,thelargestsupplierofHalallambsinEurope.KhalidconcurredwithKhakuthattheconsumerisoftheutmostimportanceintheHalalindustry.

KhalidsuggestedthatsomeconsumershaveanegativeorconfusedperceptionofHalal foods.Heexplainedthat theissueofslaughtering,whilea fundamentalaspectofHalalfood,isnoteverything.Henotedthatconsumers“don’tknowwhattobelieve”andsuggestedthatitisessentialtoprovidethemthe righteducation.Healsonoted that the industrymustallowfordifferencesofopinionwhenitcomestoHalalproduction,becausetherearemanydifferentinterpretationsofIslamicscriptures.

KhalidopinedthatmanypeopletalkaboutHalalwithoutreallyunderstandingwhattheactualprocessis.HesuggestedthattheindustryshouldcreateanIslamicframeworkthatwillallowconsumerstoplacewhereproductsarefromtheirperspectiveandprovideatransparentmarketplaceforconsumerdemand.Thissegmentationalreadyexists,hesaid,butthemainconcernisclearlycommunicatingthistocustomersandeducatingthem.

FollowingKhalid’sconcernsabouttransparency,thesecondspeaker,Amina Mohammad,DirectoroftheDubaiAccreditationDepartment,explainedDubai’s initiative tocreateaglobalframeworkforHalalaccreditation.

AspartoftheDIEDC’soverallmissiontopromotetheglobalIslamiceconomy,MohammadsaidthattheEmiratesInternationalAccreditationCentre(EIAC)aimstobeaworldsignature inHalalaccreditationby2021.

In2015,HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,Vice-PresidentoftheUAEandRulerofDubai,issuedlaw27forsettinguptheEIAC,whichisnowrecognisedbybodiessuchas the ILAC (InternationalLaboratoryAccreditationCooperation),IAF9InternationalAccreditationForum),OAC(OmanAccreditationCouncil)andARAC(TheArabAccreditationCooperation).Itistheonlyinternationallyrecognisedaccredi-tationbody,shesaid.

Mohammadexplainedthat,in2015,theEIACaccredited385

companiesglobally.ShepointedoutthatthemodelincludesHalalconformityassessment,testingmethodsforHalalprod-ucts,HalalcertificationbodiesandHalalinspectionservices.The innovativeone-stopshopalsorequires itsmemberstoundergoareassessmenteverythreeyearstoensurequality,safetyandconformancetoShari’ahrequirements.

Norbert Kahmann,StrategicKosher/HalalOfficer–GlobalRegulatoryAffairsatSymrise,respondedbysayingthatthereisaneedforharmonisationbetweenthedifferentbodiesforaccreditation.HehighlightedanurgentneedtodecideoncommonHalalstandardsandprocesses.

Kahmannexplainedthatharmonisationisimportantbecauseit facilitates tradeandconsumerdemand.Heposited thatregionalHalalR&Dcentreswouldhelpdevelopbestpracticesandcollateandharmonisethebestpracticesfromcountriesaroundtheworld,suchasMalaysia.

HeaddedthatthemainissueofcontentionwhenattemptingtoharmonisetheHalalindustryhasbeentheclashesbetweendifferentculturesanddifferentgeographies.Kahmannacknowl-edgedthat,whileitshouldbeknownthatsomegeographiesaredifferent,effortsshouldbemadetorecogniseandregisterthosedifferences.

TheSymriseofficerconcludedthattherearedifferentwaysofinterpretingtheHalalprocessandnewR&Dcentrescouldpull togetherandresolve those issuesanddifferences.HeexplainedthatHalalR&Dwouldbebothscientificandscholarly.Currently,thesetwoareasareseparateandtheyneedtobebroughttogether,heurged.

KhakurespondedbyaskingtheaudiencewhetherleadershipintheHalalindustrywasanissue.WhoshouldleadtheHalalharmonisationinitiative–scholars,governments,ortheindustry?

Imran Kouser,Co-FounderofpremiumHalal foodbrandHaloodies,respondedbysayingthatitispossibletoimple-mentglobalstandards,explainingthatthishasbeenachievedbeforeinotherindustries.

Kouser,whohasabackgroundinpharmaceuticaldevelop-ment,explainedthattheglobalpharmaceuticalindustryhasmanagedtoestablishglobalqualitystandardsacrosstheUS,Europe,Japanandothermarkets.

Kousersaidthat,intermsofleadership,thisistheapproachtheHalalindustryshouldfollow.Heexplainedthatexamplesthathaveworked inother industriesshouldbe takenandapplied to theHalal industry, incontext. “I think,perhaps,thereisachancefororganisationstobeabletoplayarolehereaswell,”hesaid.

Headdedthattherewouldstillberoomforlocalorlegislativedifferencesthatcanhaveanimpactatalocalorregionallevel.

Heexplainedthat the ICAorganisations in theUShaveaninternationalregistry:companiescanchecktheregistryandseewhattheycanandcan’tworkwith.AskingwhytheHalalindustrydoesn’thaveasimilar registry,Kouserelaboratedthat it isnot feasible fordifferentorganisations tocreatedifferent rulesandguidelines,dependingonwhichcountry

theyarebasedin.

Khaku respondedbyasking theaudience,“Whydon’twehave[acommonregistry]inourindustry?”

Khalid fromEuroQualityLambsstated thatprimaryHalalresearchstillneeds tobeconducted.Hesaid that, tohisknowledge,nosinglebodyhascollatedallof thesources,regardlessof interpretation.Hesuggestedthat thisprimaryresearchbeadoptedintothesyllabusand,eventually,intothecertificationprocess.

Hewentontoexplainthatoncetheprimaryresearchiscom-pleted,differencescanberegisteredandageneralbalancedinterpretationcanbearrivedat.Heconcludedthatscholarlyandcommercialneedsshouldbebroughttogetherandaddedthat,ultimately,everypersonintheindustryisresponsibleforensuringthattheendconsumerisallowedtofulfiltheirdietaryrequirementatthehighestlevel,inthesamewayasvegans,vegetariansorpeoplesufferingfromceliacdisease.

Khalidurgedthatharmonisationdoesnotsimplymeanonestandard;itmeansbringingtogetheramanageablenumberofstandards.Hesaidhefeelsthat,whilesomescholarshavedisagreedattheimplementationlevel,theyhaven’tsatdowntoagreeonwhattheactualbasicsoftheQuranandtheHadithare.Fromthisdiscussion,Khalidsaidaframeworkcouldbecreated,basedonwhichvalidinterpretationscanbeallowedtomanifestinthemarketplace,leavingconsumerstodecideforthemselves.

Shuja Shafi,SecretaryGeneralof theMuslimCouncilofBritain,suggestedthatscholarsshouldalsoacquirespecialistknowledgeandbeawareofthepracticalissueswithintheirparticularindustries,suchasthelocallaws,knowledgeofanimalwelfareandpracticalknowledgeofhowanindustryworks.

Shaykh Tauqir Ishaq,HeadofCertificationoftheHalalAuthorityBoard,agreedthatscholarsneedtobetrainedandinformed,butconcededthatit’sbesttorecognisethedifferencesthantoargueaboutthem.Ishaqalsoexpressedaneedforclearscientificresearch into thecomplexityofadditives,suchasalcohol,andthenecessityofengagingscholars in this.Heexplained thatscholarscurrentlysitseparatelyand, ifandwhenthey’rebroughttogether,alloftheirinformationwillbecollatedandusefuloutcomeswillbeachieved.

Khakuconcludedthatconsumers,companies,researchersandscholarsneed toget togetherandconduct theirownroundtable tostrengthenandharmonise theglobal Islamicindustrybeforeitexpands.

Zain Sikafi,FounderandCEOofDoctoori.net,agreedthatindustry innovationcouldonlyarisebygettingeveryone tocometogetherandworktowardsacommonconsensus.HealsosuggestedthatR&Dbodiesshouldlookforreplacementingredients,addingthatthereneedstobeamajorpushonthetechnicalsideforsolutions.

Saqib Mohammed,theChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheHalalFoodAuthority,suggestedthatcompaniesfromtheindustrycouldsponsorresearchandparameterscouldthenbedecided

forwhatisandisn’tacceptable.

Dr Stephan Heck,SeniorDirector–QualityManagementatDSMNutritionalProducts,urgedthatrecognisedinternationalstandardswouldprovideclarityandsafety.Meanwhile,Abel WilliamsofALADentonicProductssaidthatitwaspossibletoassessthestandardsbasedonevidenceandtakethebestpracticesandapplythem.Headdedthatthereisaroleforasupra-nationalbodythatstillleavesroomforlocalindustries.HeagreedwithDr Heckthataharmonisationinitiativeisnotfeasibleunlessitiscoordinatedglobally.

Al AwarreiteratedthattheEmirateofDubaiintendstocarveapathasaglobalaccreditationbodyandcouldtakeontheroleofcollatingbestpracticesandprocedure.Hesaidthat,whiletheDubaigovernmenthasproposedglobalmeasures,thetoughpartwouldbetheimplementation.

Khakuconcludedthatthereisaneedforglobalcooperationonsome leveland thateffortsneed tobeundertaken toclose theglobal researchgapbyengaginguniversitiesandresearchcentres.Sheaddedthatthereisaneedtospecifytheacceptableandunacceptablelevelsofethanolwithintheindustryandthenmoveforward.

Shafihighlightedthattherequiredtechnologyisavailableandalltheindustryneedstodonowistoidentifyasetofquestionstobeclarifiedbythestakeholdersandresearchers.Bringingthemtogetherand letting themdecidewhat’sacceptableandwhat’snotwillsolvealotoftheconfusion,heexplained.

Khakuconcludedthatharmonisationmightnotjustmeanonestandard,buttheclarificationofasetofdifferentstandards.Aboveall,shesaid,Halalharmonisationisnotjustareligiousdebate,butalsoascientificone.Shesummarisedbysayingthatstakeholdersneedtoworkwithscholarstoaccesstextsandfullyengagetheminthecertificationprocess.

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1.Convenea roundtablediscussion thatcomprisesscholars, researchers, scientists,companiesandconsumers.Thesepartiesshouldbebroughttogeth-ertodiscusstheirdifferencesandagreeon‘lowestcommondenominatorstandards’ tocreateapathforwardfortheHalalharmonisationandcertificationprocess.Aseriesofsimplequestionsshouldbeaskedandclarified.This roundtablewouldmarry religionandscienceintheinterestofsimplifyingmattersforconsumersandmanufacturers.

2.AppointataskforcetoestablishaglobalcentrethatcollatesHalal informationsources.Thesesourceswouldnotbeinterpretedorimplemented;instead,theywouldserveastheworld’sfirstresourceofprimarysourcesforreferencepurposes.

3.Appointa taskforce toestablish regional researchcentresforHalalR&D.Thesecentreswouldworkto-gethertoestablishcommonbestpractices,standardsandsolutionsglobally.

4.Establishataskforcetolookintoscientificreplacementsfornon-Halalingredients.Thisbodywouldlookintoacceptablealternative ingredients to replaceporkandalcohol.Theresultswouldthenbesharedwiththeglobalindustry.

5.Appointataskforcetopromotescholarengagement.ScholarsarecurrentlyseparatedfromtherestoftheHalalproductionprocess.Thesekeystakeholdersshouldbeplacedat theheartof theharmonisationprocessandcommunicatedwithregularly.

Recommendations:

SESSION TWO:Halal Ingredients and Food: Harmonisation and Competitiveness in Halal Certification for Global Muslims

w AppointataskforcetoascertainthegapsinscholartrainingacrossdifferentHalalsectors

w ReducethenumberofHalalcriteria

w Appointataskforcetoestablishthecreationofa‘supra-global’accreditationbody

w Appointataskforcetoconductresearchintoorganic,kosherandpharmaceuticalcertificationframeworks

w Appointaneutralorganisationtoconductextensiveconsumerresearch

MODERATOR:Shuja Shafi Secretary General MuslimCouncilofBritain

SPEAKERS:Saqib Mohammed Chief Executive Officer HalalFoodAuthority

Dr Stephan Heck Senior Director – Quality Management DSMNutritionalProducts

Norbert Kahmann Strategic Kosher/Halal Officer – Global Regulatory Affairs Symrise

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LeadpanellistShuja Shafi,SecretaryGeneralof theMuslimCouncilofBritain,openedthesessionbyhigh-lightingthattheHalalindustryneedstoraisethebarinthecertificationfield.Healsourgedthecommunityto

fostermoreskillsandcreatethehighestlevelofcompetencetoavoidcontamination.

Onceagain,Shafireturnedtothecriticalissueofleadershipwithin theHalal industry,urging thatsomeoneshould takethefirststep.Heexplainedthat,currently,onlytheUAEhaspickedupthebatonofglobalstewardship,addingthatalloftheglobalplayersneededtoagreeona leader;otherwise,“theprojectwillbedead”,hesaid.

Thesecretarygeneralnotedthatnowisthetimeforharmonisa-tion,astheindustryisonlybecomingevermoreglobalised.Headdedthattheindustrycurrentlyhasupwardsof400certifiersand96recognisedcriteria.Shafisuggestedthatthemaximumnumberofcriteriashouldbereducedtoapproximately65.

Thesecondspeaker,Dr Stephan Heck,SeniorDirector–QualityManagementatDSMNutritionalProducts,warnedthatthereisnoroomforfailure.HepointedoutthatproductsareeitherHalalornot–“It’slikepregnancy:youcannotbehalf-pregnant,youareeitherpregnantoryou’renot,”hestressed.

Dr HeckexplainedthatDSMwantstobecomethenumberone ingredientsupplier for the Islamicworldandhehopestheindustrycanalignonkeyaspectsandprovidemaximumtransparencyforconsumers.Headdedthattheindustryneedstodoitsbestforhumansandforsociety.

Hethenreiteratedapoint thatwasmadeearlier:oncethevariousHalal ingredientsandprocessesareclear, it’suptotheconsumertodecidewhattheywanttoaccept.DSM,hesaid,wantstosupporttheIslamiccommunity,but“itneedstoknowhow”.

Thethirdspeaker,Norbert Kahmann,StrategicKosher/HalalOfficerGlobalRegulatoryAffairsatSymrise,followedupbysayingthattheHalalindustryneedstoworkcloselytogethertoclosetheexistinggaps.

Symrise,hesaid,isactivein120countriesandhas23Halal-certifiedproducts.LikeHeck,heurgedtheHalalindustrytobeclearonwhatisandisn’tallowedineachcountry,whichwouldmakeiteasierforSymrisetocreatetherightproduct.Theofficeraddedthathefacessimilarchallengeswithkosherandorganicproducts.KahmannsummarisedbysayingthatHalalbelongstoMuslims,but“itisyourdecisiontoworkonthestandards”.

Shafiagreedthatthattheindustryneedstoincreasetrans-parencyandaccuracybydefining thedifferencesbetweencertificationandaccreditation.Hesuggestedthatthereneedstobeahigherorganisationtosetthedifferentstandardsforcertifiersandtocheckthattheyaredoingwhattheysaytheywilldo.Heurged thatnationalbodieswith thenecessaryexpertiseneedtobesetuptocheckwhethercertifiersaremeetingtheirobligations.

Haroon Latif,DirectorofStrategicInsightsatDinarStandard,

agreed that theHalal industrydemandsaccreditationandharmonisationat thehighest level.He thencommendedDubaifortakingthefirststepstowardsachievingthis.Latifpointedoutthatthestandardsthemselvesandthedifferencesbetweenthemarenotveryclearandaddedthatthebroaderandbiggerissueishowthosestandardsareactuallyimple-mentedbytheindustry.

Zain Sikafi,FounderandCEOofDoctoori.net,said theindustrycouldprogressbyclassifyingnon-Halal ingredientsas‘allergies’tohelptheoperationalprocess.HeaddedthattheHalalindustrycouldlearnfromtheorganicindustry.Iftheindustrytreatedporkasanallergy,itwould“becomeverycleartoanyonewhattolookforandthosetechnologicalcapabilitiesarealreadyhere”,heinsisted.

Thethirdpanelspeaker,Saqib Mohammed,ChiefExecutiveOfficerof theHalalFoodAuthority, respondedbyagreeingabouttheneedfortransparencyandsuggestedthecreationofaglobalwatchdog,withmonitoringandcertifyingpowers.“WeneedtocomeupwithspecificationsthatshouldbeagreeduponbyleadingIslamicauthorities,”hesaid,addingthattheindustryshouldcreatearegisterofindividualisedcertificationbodies. “Wewillnotgainglobalconfidencewithoutglobalunifiedcertification,”heinsisted.

Inresponse,panelleaderShafistressedthatthecertificationandaccreditationbodieshavetwocompletelydifferentfunc-tions:“Thecertificationbodysets thestandards,while theaccreditationbody isactuallya thirdparty,an independentbody,whichconfirmstotheconsumerthatthecriteriathey’resayingthey’refollowingareactuallybeingfollowed.Thisisthekeyfactorintermsofconsumerconfidence,”hesaid.

DSM’sDr HeckagreedthatconfidenceislackingintheHalalindustry.HeexplainedthatDSMreliesheavilyonitscertifiersforthisknowledgeandtohavepeaceofmindaboutitsprod-ucts.“Weneedtohavealignmentonthekeypointsthatmake[anything]Halal,”heurged.

On the topicof themyriadstandardsandviewpoints, theindustryneedstoconsiderthelowestcommondenominatorsandtheminimumstandardsthatwillbeaccepted,saidShafi,addingthathewouldliketoencouragethecreationofmoreaccreditationbodiesatahigherlevel.

Kahmannconcededthat the industryhas toworkcloselytogethertomakestandardsclearerandmoreaccessibletomanufacturersandsuppliers:“Weareable toproducetheingredients;wehavethepowerandthesystem.Wejustneedtoknowhowwecanproceedandmakeitworkable.”

Shafiannouncedthatthereisanearunanimityamongstake-holders,butthechallengeremainsingettingpeopletogethertotalkaboutit.

Shaykh Tauqir Ishaq,HeadofCertificationat theHalalAuthorityBoard, respondedbysaying that theworld isanationoftribesandaglobalsolutionisnotgoingtobeeasy.However,weneedtoacceptthestatusquoandtryandworkwithit,hesaid.

Noman khwaja,co-founderofHaloodies,concludedthattheindustryneedsmoreconsumerresearch,soproviderscanstandardisewhattheconsumerwants.Hesaidtheindustrymuststartwithasimplesetofconsumerquestionsdealingwiththestunningandprovenanceofanimals.“Onlythencanweseewhattheconsumerwants,makedecisionsandstoptheirconfusion.”

LatifsuggestedthatdedicatedHalalindustrywebsites,suchasThomsonReuter’sSalaamGateway,areagoodtool fordiscussionandresearch.“Then,wecanlookatourgapsandthenfillthem,”hesaid.

Insummary,Shaficoncludedthatnationalandinternationalcertifyingbodiesshouldgettogetherandcomeupwithcom-monalitiesandbestpractices.Themorequestionsthatcan

beasked,thebetter,hesaid.

Shafinotedastrongcommondesirefortransparencyfromallstakeholders,includingmanufacturers,consumers,researchersandaccreditors.InagreementwiththepreviousFarmtoForksession,thepanelsaidharmonisation is importantandcanbeachievedbyinvitingconsumers,scholarsandscientiststohaveafrankdiscussion.

Shaficoncludedbysaying:“There iscertainlyaneed,aseverybodyagrees, forharmonisation.Weagree that thereshouldbecertifyingbodies;weshouldgettogetherandformpolicies,assembleaseriesofquestionsandanalyse themtogether.Theconsumersneedtransparencyinthesystemandthewaytogetthattransparencyisthroughcommunicationandclarification.”

1.Appointa taskforce toestablish thecreationofa‘supra-global’accreditationbody.Thisbodywouldmanageaseriesofnationalaccreditationbodieswithcommonstandardsandqualitychecks.Thereisnoneedforsingularharmonisation,butstandardsneedtoberegistered,recognisedandadheredto.Aglobal registerofHalal-approvedcompanieswouldalsobewelcomed.

2.AppointataskforcetoascertainthegapsinscholartrainingacrossdifferentHalalsectors.Thisbodywouldpromote theacquisitionofspecialistandpracticalknowledgearoundHalalindustries,suchaslocallaws,animalwelfareknowledgeandpracticalknowledgeofhowaparticularindustryworks.

3.Reduce thenumberofHalalcriteria to65or less;currently,therearemorethan90.

4.Appointataskforcetoconductresearchintoorganic,kosherandpharmaceuticalcertificationframeworks.Parallel industrieshavebeenworkingondetectiontechnologiesandprocesses fordecades. Itwouldbeusefultoseeifanybestpracticescanbesharedbetweentheseindustries.

5.Appointaneutralorganisationtoconductextensiveconsumerresearch.Findingoutwhattheconsumerreallywantswillguideprocesses,productionandfutureconsumerlabellinginitiatives.

Recommendations:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Roundtable Leadership and Management Hassan Al Hashemi Vice President, International RelationsDubaiChamberofCommerceandIndustry

Abdulla Al Awar Chief Executive OfficerDubaiIslamicEconomyDevelopmentCentre

Saeed Kharbash Head of Strategy & PlanningDubaiIslamicEconomyDevelopmentCentre Mustafa Adil Head of Islamic FinanceThomsonReuters

Abdulaziz Goni Strategic Execution Specialist ThomsonReuters

Juhaina Kasimali Proposition ManagerThomsonReuters

Mazen Al Saleh Strategic Execution ManagerThomsonReuters

Dua’a Al Masqati Senior Strategic Execution ThomsonReuters

AuthorsAlicia Buller

Karthik Subramanium