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...