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Meat: Ritual Slaughter

Commons · Question 18843 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that halal products are clearly marked on food labelling.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 16 Dec 2024

There are no regulations that require the labelling of halal meat, but where any information of this nature is provided it must be accurate and must not be misleading to the consumer. The Government respects religious freedoms and expects the industry, wh...