Baku, Azerbaijan, April 17
By Huseyn Valiyev - Trend:
The Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) plans to provide state assistance to entrepreneurs in obtaining ISO 22000 standard for Halal certification of food products (those prepared according to Islamic law, free from pork products, alcohol and certain other ingredients), AZPROMO Vice President Yusif Abdullayev told Trend April 17.
He said that the availability of this certificate is an important requirement if the entrepreneur wants to export his or her products.
“The Azerbaijani state will provide support in the acquisition of these certificates,” said Abdullayev. “Azerbaijani entrepreneurs will be able to obtain any international and local certificates by paying only 50 percent of their cost. This is significant support for entrepreneurship, and any company can apply for certificates repeatedly.”
ISO 22000 is a series of international standards for management system in the field of food safety.