DSM Awarded “Company of the Year” by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America
Press Release
April 13, 2015
Press Release
Kaiseraugst (CH), 13 April 2015
DSM Nutritional Products
Communications
www.dsm.com/human-nutrition
DSM has been selected as the Company of the Year by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA). The award recognizes DSM’s outstanding Halal compliance, implementation and program of label control for Halal logo and markings. Stephan Heck, Senior Director Quality Management, is to receive the award at a banquet dinner on behalf of DSM today, during IFANCA’s 17th International Halal Food Conference, IL, US.
The number of Halal consumers is increasing and has now reached 1.6 billion1, making Halal food, beverage and dietary supplement products one of the fastest growing consumer segments in the world. DSM has liaised with Halal certification bodies to develop and implement a Halal policy and management system to ensure its nutritional ingredients meet the stringent Halal requirements.
Stephan Heck, a key speaker at the conference, comments: “We are honoured to be receiving this prestigious award, which reflects our commitment to supporting the growing requirements of the international food industry with global Halal programs and ingredients that are suitable for Halal products. We are dedicated to delivering products that meet the Halal requirements. Our goal is to be the preferred provider of nutritional solutions to Halal consumers worldwide.”
President of IFANCA, Muhammad Munir Chaudry, states: “We are delighted to recognize DSM as the Company of the Year. Its dedication to global Halal programs and supporting the increasing number of Halal consumers with high quality nutritional ingredient solutions is outstanding.”
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IFANCA®
A nonprofit headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) is a global leader in halal certification, consulting, and education. Featured in various media such as the Wall Street Journal, Prepared Foods, CNBC, and CNN, IFANCA has been promoting halal since 1982. IFANCA was awarded the “Best Halal Related Service Provider Award” by the Halal Journal at the World Halal Forum 2007 and the Islamic Economy Award for Compliance and Standardization by the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES®) 2013. IFANCA is endorsed by many countries and organizations including MUI (Indonesia), JAKIM (Malaysia), MUIS (Singapore), and GSM (United Arab Emirates), and IFANCA halal-certified products are sold in nearly every country of the world. IFANCA’s halal certification expertise covers all food industry categories. For more information about IFANCA, visit www.ifanca.org or find IFANCA® on:
For more information:
DSM Nutritional Products
Outi Armstrong
tel. +41 61 815 7361
e-mail outi.armstrong@dsm.com
IFANCA
Roger Othman
tel. +1 312 957 9300
e-mail r.othman@ifanca.org
1 http://www.dinarstandard.com/state-global-islamic-economy-report-2013/
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