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 ...
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UK: HFA stance on Stunning under EU Regulation EC1099/2009
With issues on religious slaughter coming in the news once again with regard to some EU countries banning religious slaughter without stunning, the Halal Food Authority has issued the following statement on the conditions with which it will certify poultry ...
Read More »EU: MEPs call for mandatory labelling of non-stunned meat
By Line Elise Svanevik Eight MEPs have tabled a Written Declaration to the European Parliament, calling for compulsory method of slaughter labelling on animals that have not been pre-stunned. The proposal has been backed by the UK welfare charity the ...
Read More »UK: Eblex Forum Shows Support for Halal Assurance Scheme
A Halal assurance scheme would be used by up to 95 per cent of the sector’s suppliers, a poll has revealed. Delegates at EBLEX’s first Halal forum, dedicated to airing issues affecting the Halal market and identifying where work should ...
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