Halal meat cannot be labeled 'organic,' ECJ rules
Meat from animals which are not stunned before slaughter cannot be labeled organic, the EU's top court has ruled. The organic standard places a high emphasis on animal welfare.
Lancashire council bans schools from serving pupils non-stunned halal meat
Muslim community leader tells The Independent that the vote was 'unnecessary and will be divisive
Non-Muslim farmers sent 'hate' messages after halal move
A farming couple said they received 20 "offensive" messages after switching to selling halal meat.
Belgian region bans halal and kosher
BRUSSELS – Halal and Kosher meat has been banned in Belgium
Brazil meat-packing giants 'exported rotten beef'
The authorities in Brazil suspended 33 government officials amid allegations that some of the country's biggest meat processors have been selling rotten beef and poultry for years.
Blackburn to get HALAL Nandos - revealed days after town hit by damning segregation report
A TOWN branded a multiculturalism failure has confirmed its new Nandos restaurant will be serving halal-only chicken.
Halal certification 'creates more value than it costs', says peak food body
Australian Food and Grocery Council criticises ‘abusive anti-halal calls and mail’ directed at its members by opponents of the scheme
Government planning to repeal animal welfare codes
Conservative ministers are planning to repeal an array of official guidance on animal welfare standards, starting with a move to put the code on chicken-farming into the hands of the poultry industry.
Aldi’s been serving halal meat that contains pork
Aldi has landed in hot water after selling black pudding that contained pork, which is forbidden in Islam.
Halal industry condemns slaughterhouse animal ‘cruelty’
The halal industry has disassociated itself from the alleged animal cruelty at the Bowood Lamb slaughterhouse, stating it is “disappointed with biased behaviour towards halal meat”.
Boycott Halal movement in Australia set to escalate
The virulent Boycott Halal movement in Australia is set to escalate with a petition to federal parliament in the New Year demanding the Corporations Act 2001 be changed to mean only Muslims bear the c
Switzerland: ‘Halal’ Butcher Sold Pork to Muslim Customers For 3 Years
For three years, a butcher in Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, deceived his Muslim customers by selling them pork falsely presented as calf.
Vets step up campaign against non-stun slaughter
The British Veterinary Association has targeted political leaders as it ratchets up the pressure for a ban on non-stun animal slaughter
Religious slaughter of animals to produce halal and kosher meat should be banned
Religious slaughter of animals to produce halal and kosher meat should be banned if more humane methods are not adopted, the leader of Britain’s vets has said. John Blackwell, who took over as preside
Denmark to ban halal and kosher slaughter methods
Denmark's Agriculture and Food Ministry has announced that as of Monday the Jewish and Muslim traditional method of animal slaughter will be banned in the country,
Meeting For Authenticity & Transperency Of Halal Food
On Saturday 25th January 2014, a meeting was held to update and discuss recent national developments relating to Halal Food. Representatives from the halal industry, community organisations, as well a
HFA CEASES TO ACCEPT MECHANICAL SLAUGHTERING OF HALAL POULTRY
As a result of various consultations and procedural review by the Board of HFA Scholars and Trustees, Halal Food Authority (HFA) has decided to amend its certification policy and consequently, mecha
Poland to reintroduce kosher, halal slaughter methods
Poland's government has approved draft legislation that would reinstate the slaughter of livestock according to the customs of Jewish and Muslim minorities.
Birmingham City Council discovers pork protein in Halal product
Birmingham City Council's environmental health team has discovered pork protein in a Halal meat product while checking for horsemeat contamination.
Pork DNA in halal sausages at Westminster primary school
Westminster Council carried out tests on school meals after the horsemeat scandal. Pork DNA has been found in halal chicken sausages served in a primary school in Westminster, central London, the loca
Halal Food Certification Worries UK Muslims
Following recent fiasco surrounding pork traces found in halal food, the relation between Lancashire Council of Mosques and the city council has come to a deadlock after raising concerns about the cer
Tracess of Pork Found in Prison Food Serve As Halal
The Ministry of Justice is suspending one of the suppliers of meat to prisons after it discovered that halal pies and pasties sourced from a properly halal certificated supplier may contain traces of
EU: Poland Government to do a “U Turn” on banning Halal and Kosher slaughter
Poland is to draft new laws so that it does not have to stop slaughterhouses from producing kosher meat, a prospect that has angered the Jewish community in the country where Nazi Germany massacred mi
How they fed us donkey burgers
Australians were unwittingly fed donkey meat, goat and maggot-ridden offcuts by some of the country's leading meat producers, according to newly revealed Royal Commission findings.
New European Union (EU) rules on animal welfare
New poultry stunning rules may affect quality, warns Dutch firm
Traces of pork found in chicken hotdogs – Prohibited food entering Kuwait
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Municipality is reportedly working on recalling a shipment of hotdogs that contained traces of pork that was made available at some restaurants according to official reports,
Birmingham trading standards seize chickens in halal labelling probe
CONSUMER watchdogs in Birmingham have seized hundreds of chickens during an investigation into firms selling meat wrongly-labelled as halal to Muslims.
UK: Islamic scholars say ’NO to machine slaughtered animals’
Machine slaughter of animals for halal consumption has been unanimously rejected by 40 of the country’s top Islamic scholars a UK conference has heard.
Despite court ruling, Islamic butcher in Germany faces hurdles to halal slaughter
Rustem Altinkupe, a practicing Muslim in Germany, has operated a butcher shop in Germany since 1988. He practiced halal slaughter, the form of animal slaughter required by observant Muslims.
Now they'll have to tell us if we're eating halal: Ministers prepare to change law
Ministers are preparing to change the law to ensure that meat slaughtered in accordance with strict Islamic law cannot be sold to unwitting members of the public.
Quebec parties challenge halal meat laws
TORONTO — Two political parties in Quebec are speaking out against the ritual slaughter of meat, saying the practice runs counter to the province’s secular “values.”
Muslim's Countries are been urged to Boycott the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympic Games
Muslim countries are been advised that they should boycott the 2012 London Olympic, as the London Olympics organising committee have banned halal food that has been processed to the true Islamic metho
Halal slaughter becomes political issue in France
A TV documentary's revelation that slaughterhouses around Paris have switched meat production entirely to halal methods has stirred a political storm in France, where attitudes to Europe's largest Mus
Hungry Jack's investigating restaurant claims it sells halal food
A HUNGRY Jack's restaurant owner is being grilled after claims he falsely advertised the chain was selling halal food.
Dutch block ritual slaughter ban
The main parties in the Dutch upper house - the Senate - have indicated that they will reject a proposal to ban the traditional Jewish and Muslim methods of slaughtering animals.
Slaughterhouse rules: Inside a halal butchershop
How buying and consuming chickens has been done for centuries
South African Muslims furious at 'halal pork' scandal
South African Muslims have reacted with outrage to allegations that a leading meat importer labelled pork as halal.
Halal industry 'must make strategic global acquisitions'
Saleh Abdullah Lootah, Managing Director, Al Islami Foods. This year the group has launched the ‘Shine This Ramadan’ promotional campaign to educate consumers about the various aspects of halal slaugh
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Why halal meat generates so much controversy in Europe
LES LILAS, France — There could scarcely be a spectacle more French than elderly matrons and young fathers vying for choice cuts of veal on a weekend morning. But the popularity of Les Jumeaux, an artisanal butcher shop in this Paris suburb, is something read more -
The legitimacy of Halal meat
It has been predicted that if current trends continue, the global Muslim population will continue to increase, resulting in a greater demand for Halal meat. In recent years, there has been concerns around the legitimacy of meat labelled as Halal. read more