Halal Development Corporation to Enhance Digitalisation and Increase Marketability of Malaysia’s Halal Industry

The Halal Development Corporation (HDC), Malaysia’s Government-backed Halal industry agency, has announced that it will continue to focus on the digitalisation of the Halal industry in Malaysia to boost the marketability of local Halal products, while strengthening Halal integrity, according to a statement issued on the 5th of January 2021, as reported by local media.

In addition, the HDC stated that it would help create more skilled Halal workers in Malaysia, particularly in the food and non-food industries including cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

The HDC will also use several technologies to enhance Halal detection capabilities as well as produce alternative ingredients to replace ingredients that are not Halal, in addition to sharing its expertise in empoweri...