Japan
is now the third nation authorized to export beef to the Muslim world, along
with Saudi Arabia.
At
a signing ceremony, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al-Saud and Tomoshige
Kanzawa, president of the Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion
Association, confirmed the certification for the Kingdom.
In
Saudi Arabia, beef can only be consumed if it has been processed in accordance
with religious regulations and is marked as halal. Thirteen Arabic-speaking
nations now have access to halal Kobe beef thanks to Saudi business Fam
Al-Ghidha.
In
order to sign the agreement and sample Kobe beef, Prince Faisal traveled to
Japan. Motohiko Saito, the governor of Hyogo Prefecture, and Masao Imanishi,
the deputy mayor of Kobe City, also attended the ceremony.
For
the first time in Japan, the meat center in Sanda City, central Japan, achieved
halal certification in October of last year.
The145
heads of halal Kobe beef are expected to be sent to Saudi Arabia this year.
In
addition to the Sanda Meat Center, the southern Japanese companies Kumamoto
Chuo Meat Center and Sugimoto Honten have also been given permission to export
beef to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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