Meat and meat-based products: Challenges and opportunities in halal food security

Z Ruzulan,M A Jamaludin,A H Ishak

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/756/1/012017

Abstract

The demand for halal meat and meat-based products among the Muslim population in Malaysia has been increasing as meat is an essential food. Meanwhile, the non-Muslims are also becoming aware of the quality of halal meat, hence the access towards halal meat and meat-based products are increasing as well. However, the local production of halal meat is insufficient to cater the demand and this leads to the dependency on imported meat to ensure that halal meat is made available and accessible to the society in Malaysia. This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities of halal meat and meat-based products for the sustainability of the halal food security in Malaysia. Document searching technique based on the available literature was used to fulfil the objectives of the study. The study found that the complex halal meat chain with several government agencies concerning halal matters lead to the inefficient treatment of maintaining the halal integrity. For this reason, focusing on the viable opportunities to increase the local meat production is significant in ensuring that the supply of meat is sufficient and halalan tayyibban.

Highlights

Meat has been the preferred food because it provides energy and it is enriched with nutrients mainly protein and micronutrients such as iron, zinc and vitamin B12
The halal abattoirs and the processing plants are recognized by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) and JAKIM
Proper and systematic halal meat management in Malaysia is urgently needed to ensure that halal meat is sufficient to cater to the increasing demand of the Muslim population

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Introduction

Meat has been the preferred food because it provides energy and it is enriched with nutrients mainly protein and micronutrients such as iron, zinc and vitamin B12. It is estimated that the demand for meat will keep increasing and it is predicted to increase twofold by 2050, in the developing countries [1]. The economy and culture are the most significant factors that could increase the demand for meat. This has been reported by the FAO [3] where the lowincome and middle-income countries tend to participate in the agriculture sector where livestock is considered as the high-value agriculture product and this could reduce poverty. Meat consumption among members of society has increased due to the easy access of the livestock

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