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Demystifying EU Labelling Agenda – Exclusive with Joe Regenstein

We talked to Dr Joe M. Regenstein about the proposed amendment to European Union’s Act 205 to label all meats from unstunned animals – a basic requirement for Halal and Kosher slaughter.

09.10.2011No CommentRead More

Its final: Dutch outlaws Halal and Kosher slaughter

29.06.2011 3 Comments

The Dutch parliament voted Tuesday to ban ritual slaughter of animals, a move strongly opposed by the country’s Muslim and Jewish minorities.

EU Halal and Kosher labelling law rejected again, for now

17.06.2011 18 Comments

An amendment which could lead to controversial plans to label Halal and kosher meat has been removed from a proposed new European law.

Halal and Kosher ban a political agenda, not about animal welfare – Regenstein

15.06.2011 6 Comments

A Cornell University professor said Holland’s ban on religious slaughter has nothing to do with animal welfare but a political agenda by Islamophobic politicians using animal welfare community.

Consumer demand should dictate food labeling, not state

02.05.2011 1 Comment

The draft EU Act on labeling of Halal and kosher meat continue to attract plenty of arguments from both ends. Here’s an interesting one from Daniel Hannan of The Telegraph.

Halal, Kosher to be labeled as 'slaughter without stunning'

22.04.2011 1 Comment

New EU proposals have steered away from labelling meat from ritually slaughtered animals as Halal or Shechita to avoid causing religious offence, instead opting for the label of “meat from slaughter without stunning”.

Holland considering total ban on Halal meat

10.04.2011 3 Comments

The Netherlands is set to introduce a new bill that, if passed, would make all unstunned slaughtered meat illegal, effectively banning Halal and Kosher meat in the country.

Label religious slaughtered meat – UK minister

01.04.2011 5 Comments

Food and Farming minister Jim Paice says he would like to introduce the controversial meat labelling system in the UK but was met with opposition from Halal and Kosher groups, calling it discrimination of the most direct kind.

Holland moves to ban unstunned Halal meat

27.02.2011 2 Comments

The Dutch Parliament has begun legislation proceedings that will ultimately ban unstunned Halal and Kosher slaughter on the grounds that it causes undue suffering to animals and constitutes abuse of them.

Muslims and Jews unite to fight food-labeling proposal

31.12.2010 4 Comments

Muslim and Jewish are putting aside differences to team up against a proposal by EU lawmakers that would require ritually slaughtered meat to carry a label warning on Halal and Kosher.

New EU labels for Halal and kosher foods spark anger

26.12.2010 5 Comments

The Arabs have now been told of the impending threat to their diet and religion with EU’s Amendment 205 for Halal labeling, as highlighted here by The National based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Halal Hysteria – The Case Against Stunning

10.12.2010 11 Comments

There is in fact a significant body of independent scientific evidence that have been conveniently ignored which shows that the alleged humaneness of stunning is a grey issue indeed.

EU move to label Halal and kosher meat rejected, for now

09.12.2010 1 Comment

The controversial move by European Council to label Halal and kosher meat without the use of stunning, has been excluded from the final draft for now.

Mersch: Islamic banks can help financial stability

20.11.2010 2 Comments

Islamic finance can enhance the financial system’s stability but shortcomings in standardisation and liquidity management must be tackled, said European Central Bank policymaker Yves Mersch.

EU Halal Meat Labeling Act detrimental to industry overall: WHF-Europe

17.11.2010 No Comment

The recently-concluded World Halal Forum-Europe panel of experts announced they will make a stand against the EU Halal Meat Labeling Act as it is detrimental to the Halal industry overall.