Al Islami Foods, a leading Halal food company in the Middle East region, has actually been named as the latest Associate Member of the International Poultry Council (IPC), the only poultry association recognized by the international organizations that have a direct influence on the poultry industry worldwide. The statement was made during the recently concluded First Semester Conference of the IPC, which was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Al Islami, which now signs up with the ranks of the organization's 22 nation members and 46 associate members, acted as the Gold Sponsor of the event that was held for the first time in the Middle East region.

Mr. Hamid Badawi ISLAMI Deputy CEO, said, "We would like to thank the IPC for calling us as its newest associate member, which complements our local dedication to bring world class, highly healthy, and delicious Halal food to the area. Moreover, existing at the event serves our objective to be well notified and to be able to share knowledge to our consumers, especially the benefits of protein to one's health. Chicken, for example, is an exceptional and healthy source of protein and can be prepared through different dishes.".

"Being a reliable partner in IPC, which is the only poultry association acknowledged by the global organizations that have a direct effect on the poultry market worldwide, will offer us the opportunity to showcase AL-ISLAMI as a leading carrier of Halal food for the area while likewise voicing out our call to more enhance the international poultry market by providing an around the world understanding that these items are a healthy source of protein," specified Naseem Ihsan, AL ISLAMI Marketing Manager.

The conference in Abu Dhabi is the first ever IPC gathering in the Middle East area. The meeting, which was gone to by a few of the world's leading poultry brands, gone over timely problems, challenges and patterns in today's global poultry market. According to Al ISLAMI senior executives, the business's participation at the event showed to be both timely and strategic as it enabled them to remain abreast of the most recent worldwide requirements and policies in the industry while also expressing their support for the unified efforts to raise awareness on the global outlook of the poultry segment.

Now on its tenth year, the IPC is the first global association dedicated to improving dialogue and cooperation among the poultry meat industries around the world. The council was formed in 2005 by poultry industry association representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, the European Union, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States. Since its founding, the IPC has gained official recognition by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, the World Organization for Animal Health, and the Codex Alimentarius Commission as the unified voice of the global poultry meat industry

National and local associations representing 22 nations currently hold subscription in the IPC, and the company has 46 associate members comprised of poultry producers, pharmaceutical business, equipment makers, and others that benefit from a strong international poultry market. IPC members represent 80 per cent of global production of poultry meat and about 95 per cent of the world's poultry trade.