About this episode

The episode discusses Halal meat certification with Shaykh Jabir Tarin, exploring the certification process and the evolution of the Halal meat industry.

In this episode, we discuss Halal Meat Certification with Shaykh Jabir Tarin of HFSAA, the Halal Food Standards Alliance of America. HFSAA is a well-known and respected Halal certifying body that started in the San Francisco Bay area, and now certifies Halal restaurants across many metropolitan areas of the US. We talk about the process of getting certified, explore differences between hand and machine-slaughtered Halal, and reflect on how far the Halal meat industry and food scene have come over the last few decades.

People in this episode

Host: The Artistic Foodies

Guest: Shaykh Jabir Tarin

Topics covered

• Halal certification
• Halal meat
• food standards
• slaughter methods
• food industry

Keywords

• Halal certification
• HFSAA
• meat industry
• food standards
• slaughter methods

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HFSAA

Places: San Francisco Bay area, United States

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