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Egypt’s official halal certification body, IS EG Halal has revealed plans to open offices in five new countries in 2021.
IS EG Halal intends to open offices in Australia, New Zealand and China in May, followed by Ukraine and France later this year to cover Eastern and Western Europe.
Currently, the organization has offices in India, Uruguay and the United States. Its Uruguay office serves Latin America, mainly Brazil.
IS EG Halal is a joint-stock company established in March 2019 and has the exclusive rights by the government to certify all halal products imported into Egypt.
It is supported by Egypt’s Ministry of Awqaf, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. It is also a member of the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
IS EG Halal already works with some of the largest meat producers in the world, including Tyson, Kane Beef, Cargill, Greater Omaha, and DemKota in the United States, and Minerva, ForteFrigo, Marfrig, JBS, Frigon, Grupo Bihl and RioBeef in Brazil.
