The Bottom Line by Evan Davis Listen here: The Muslim Pound Duration: 30 minutes First broadcast: Thursday 19 June 2014 How big is the market for halal – not just food, but holidays, fashion and music too? Muslim consumers – and how best ...
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UK: Halal debate should focus on stunning, not labelling – BVA
By Alistair Driver The recent debate over halal meat labelling was a distraction from the core issue of animals being slaughtered without pre-stunning, according to the head of the British Veterinary Association (BVA). BVA president Robin Hargreaves said he is ...
Read More »UK: Defra withdraws stun legislation at eleventh hour
Defra’s decision to halt implementation of new EU regs on stunning have been welcomed by British poultry producers. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has suspended the application of an EU legislation which mandated higher currents (amperage) ...
Read More »UK: Will people pay more to ensure their meat is not Halal?
A survey of 1,977 UK consumers, conducted for The Grocer by YouGov, suggests few shoppers would be prepared to pay extra: 68% of meat eaters said they would not pay more to guarantee meat had not been religiously slaughtered, with ...
Read More »Opinion: Clarifying halal methods – ‘Animal Welfare is paramount’
By ZÉNA BUTT, HFF THE halal meat industry has had a mammoth amount of media coverage in the last week or so. Following The Sun’s front page article on the ‘Halal Secret of Pizza Express’ (May 7, 2014), a snowball ...
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