Akademik Platform Helal Yaşam Dergisi
Yazarlar: Zeynep GÜNEŞ, Hasan YETİM
Konular:Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri
Anahtar Kelimeler:Halal food,Food additives,Istihalah,Istihlak
Özet: People around the world demand healthy foods that are prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs or the diets they follow, which are high in nutritional value, clean and hygienic. So, the people has become more conscious for the food that they intend to consume. Consumers generally prefer natural or ecological products rather than the plants that are grown with synthetic fertilizers or pesticides and the foods containing additives or related chemicals. Consuming Halal, clean and healthy food has become main principles of Muslims, and this is considered as a personal right to follow the rules that required by their religion. By definition, halal food is produced and consumed in accordance with the verses in the Qur'an and the hadiths of the Prophet, with the concern of Islamic laws and hygienic rules. Nowadays, Muslims should always question the foods that they will consume in detail to make sure that they are halal. Halal food supply and demand is becoming increasingly important in the countries where Muslim population is in majority like Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey and in some countries with less Muslim population like America, Canada and European countries. In this respect, halal food market has been growing for each year with the increasing Muslim population. So, expanding halal market volume, imports and exports between the countries increased further, and this led to necessitate standardize or certify halal foods in line with the trust of consumers. As a result, halal food quality management systems have been developed by many official bodies and private organizations in the world and in this country as well. In this chapter, we plan to raise awareness among the consumer on healthy, nutritious and halal food production, and discussing the issues that people face currently. In addition, detailed information is given for the production and consumption of halal food and beverages, and deal with the current issues like Istihālah, istihlāk and food additives.