Daniscos Meat Cultures Now Halal Certified

COPENHAGEN, DenmarkDanisco announced its Texel® meat cultures received halal certification from Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI).

Like all aspects of quality, demand for halal-certified products is increasing, and there is still a lack of mainstream food products with a halal label," says Laurent Zindel, Danisco product service manager. The certification of our plants helps us provide our customers with the best possible choice."

Texel® cultures are suited to cured poultry and beef products, including bresaola salami and the Turkish fermented speciality sucuk. In Turkey, the market for such packaged meats is growing at around 7.5% a year. Daniscos halal range includes CHOOZIT Cheese Cultures, YO-MIX Yogurt Cultures, TEXEL® Meat Cultures and Carlina and Marzyme® coagulants. In addition to Dangé Saint Romain, the halal-certified plants are located in Vinay, Sassenage and Epernon in France and Niebüll in Germany. The cultures plant in Madison, WI, is in the certification process.