The company again proclaimed its innocence against alleged charges of mislabeling meat that was processed under secular standards as Halal.

The company said in federal court documents that investigators have seized its main bank account and business records under search warrants executed last month.

Smoked Peppered Halal Beef Strips were deemed the “Best New Halal Food” by a panel of judges at Gulfood 2012 in Dubai.

Jalel Aossey will be speaking about the challenges and opportunities of building a Halal brand in the “Food and Finance” session at the American Muslim Consumer Conference (AMCC) on October 29th in New Brunswick, N.J.