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Continental European and British manufacturers are stepping up to supplement the depleted US infant formula market, but their efforts may be limited by too little supply and too much red tape. “In the short run, major export volumes from the EU [European Union] to the US in these products is not a very realistic expectation,” said Pekka Pesonen, secretary general of Copa-Cogeca, which represents EU farmers and agri-cooperatives.…

Consumers in Europe need to be offered clear labelling so that they only buy halal meat, especially from animals not pre-stunned before slaughter, if they want to, animal rights organisations and halal groups have told Salaam Gateway.

“We think it would be helpful if all meat was labelled pre-stunned or not so people can make informed choices,” said Dr Nick Palmer, head of Compassion in World Farming UK, an animal welfare campaign and lobbying group: “It is undesirable for non-pre-stunned meat to be accidentally purchased by consumers who would prefer to avoid it.”…

The Greek government is seeking to grow English language higher education courses by approving a new law which will aid the creation of new English taught degrees run by Greek universities with overseas HE institutions. While these programmes were already legal, the new law clarifies how they should be operated and controlled by administrative and academic staff.…

Indonesia, which holds the presidency of the G20 group of major economies this year, wants to us this position to increase the role of Islamic finance worldwide, to boost consumer access to affordable financial products and services.

Financial inclusion is one of the goals of the G20, made more important by the Covid-19 pandemic widening inequality for the most financially vulnerable and underserved groups, said Dian Triansyah Djani, Indonesia’s ‘co-sherpa’ (diplomatic coordinator) for the G20.…

India’s predominant vegetarianism, religious complexities and a recent spurt in Islamophobic politics has stalled the development of a halal segment in a food and drink sector that serves a country of 1.38 billion people.

Despite serving the world’s second largest Muslim population of more than 210 million, according to the US-based Pew Research Center, Indian food manufacturers do not generally display ‘halal’ on any food labels, except meat.…

A campaign to boycott Indian products in Islamic countries because of anti-Muslim comments made by leaders of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have died down for now but given the continuing Hindu-Muslim tensions in India, the risk of future supply disruption remains, warn economists.…

Sri Lanka’s clothing sector is “bracing for a 20-25 per cent drop in export earnings” between June to August thereby missing the USD6 billion export target set for 2022, as the country’s unprecedented political and economic crisis continues unabated, the country’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) has said.…

Sri Lanka’s clothing sector is “bracing for a 20-25 per cent drop in export earnings” between June to August thereby missing the USD6 billion export target set for 2022, as the country’s unprecedented political and economic crisis continues unabated, the country’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) has said.…

The American infant formula market has been suffering from shortages, in part, because of a problem rarely encountered in the US economy, a lack of free market competition.

The nationwide baby formula out of-stock percentage was at 74% for the week ending May 28, according to retail-tracking company Datasembly.…

Although China’s 13th Five-Year Development Outline for the Textile Industry (2016–2020) mandated sustainability improvements for China’s entire textile industry, the government’s efforts to improve the environmental performance of the country’s synthetic dye segment have gained visible momentum more recently, under the 2021-25 14th Five-Year plan.   …