By GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE, IB Times Rabbi Margolin and Mufti Miskiewicz lodge complaint against ban on ritual slaughter The director of the European Jewish Association (EJA) and Poland’s head mufti have filed a joint complaint at the European Commission against Poland ...
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France: Prison ordered to serve halal meals in a landmark legal ruling
By Sam Ball, France 24 A French court has ordered Saint-Quentin-Fallavier prison, near Grenoble in southeastern France, to begin making halal meals available to Muslim inmates, it emerged Wednesday, citing detainees’ right to “free exercise of religion”. As France advances ...
Read More »UK: Halal industry questions new RSPCA labelling initiative
By Line Elise Svanevik, Meat Info Members of the halal industry have questioned the RSPCA’s support for compulsory labelling of non-pre-stunned halal products and have demanded to know why only religious slaughter should be labelled as such. The RSPCA this ...
Read More »UK: HFA to withdraw poultry approval if EU’s new stunning rule is enforced
The Halal Food Authority has decided to remove certification from stunned poultry if new EU regulations on stunning voltages are imposed. However, many say it is merely a gimmick by the HFA to salvage its bad reputation due the discovery ...
Read More »Canada: PQ to Tighten up Laws for Kosher and Halal Meat
By: Angelica Montgomery CJAD The minister of Agriculture for Partie Quebecoise wants to tighten up regulations for the production of halal and kosher meat. “The problem is that we want the slaughter to happen in the most complete conditions of hygiene and ...
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