Meat & Poultry

By Carla Power, The Guardian With concern over animal welfare, supermarkets and restaurants under fire and fears about ‘foreign ways’, halal meat is food’s most politically charged subject. But it’s now a £1bn a year market in the UK alone – ...

By Ed Bedington, Meat Trades Journal Once again halal production is dominating the headlines of the tabloid press, and once again, it’s a case of not letting the facts stand in the way of a good story. The fact the ...

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn The sensationalist media coverage around so called ‘stealth halal’ is only fuelled by the lack of certification harmonisation, Food Navigator’s Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn argues. The British press has been a-buzz this past week as it was ‘revealed’ that ...

For fears of discriminated against Jewish and Muslim communities, in 2010 the UK opposed identifying meat that has been pre-stunned! Europe is considering whether meat should be labelled with information about how the animal was slaughtered, a proposal opposed by ...

Compulsory labelling of halal meat could be supported by the government if it is enforced by the European Union, a minister has said. MPs have rejected an attempt to force shops, supermarkets and anywhere serving food to clearly label products ...