The Brazilian Halal Food Centre releases Islamic slaughter guide
The guide prepared by the Brazilian Halal Food Centre (Cibal) was prepared to explain to exporters and importers the workings of halal slaughter. The centre started operating in 1974, when a greater number of Brazilian companies started exporting to the Middle East. Now the organization does service for 55 companies. Among these companies is Perdigão, which has a model halal slaughter unit in Videira (in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina). At the site they have a mosque, a sheikh an