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Good Morning,Thank you for contacting us recently regarding our position on Halal meat.Please accept my apologies for the length of time it has taken us to reply to your enquiry.At Morrisons we only sell 100% British fresh beef, lamb and poultry. None of it is Halal. The vast majority of our fresh beef and lamb is processed at our own abattoirs in Britain . We adhere to high standards of animal welfare. All of the cattle, lamb and poultry are stunned prior to slaughter.Our own label frozen beef and poultry is all UK slaughtered and is not Halal.Our own label frozen lamb is currently sourced from New Zealand and is Halal, the animal is humanely stunned before slaughter and a prayer is read.The limited range of Halal and kosher branded frozen food products that we sell are all clearly labelled as such.With regard to prepared ready meals, the ingredients are from a variety of suppliers and many countries, which are often supplied by a third party. For that reason, we cannot guarantee that these products are not Halal.We appreciate that some of our customers may be concerned however; they can be reassured that all of our fresh meat is not Halal.Our customer’s comments and concerns are of great importance to us, and the interest in this subject has resulted in us reviewing our labelling policy.Yours SincerelyC Ruddick--Customer Service s DepartmentWM Morrison Supermarkets PLC
I was under the impression that stunning was not used at Halal slaughtering, does anyone know if this is correct?
...... but it must be alive when slaughtered.
I am just pig sick at everybody trying to accommodate muslims all the time. You don't hear all other faiths kicking up such a stink about stuff. Most integrate very well.
Si D, it is a general rant because every other day there is something in some media to do with muslim faith raging because something is not to muslim liking.
I think you'll find Orthodox Jews can be pretty "sniffy" about what meat they buy....but vegetarians kick up the most about other people eating meat... which really is non of their business. Yes animals do have to be slaughtered to eat meat, and it should be done with the least distress and suffering possible to the animal, but it still dies... :-X