The campaign to end non-stun slaughter and provide consumers with better information about the welfare of animals at slaughter has received a positive response from Ministers. Responding to the British Veterinary Association (BVA) e-petition, the Department for Environment, Food and ...
Read More »Tag Archives: UK
Opinion: The Muslim Pound – The Bottom Line
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 ...
Read More »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: 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 ...
Read More »