![]() The Muslim Council of Britain issued a statement warning the Muslim community about chicken supplied by Holland which contains pork as screened by BBC program ‘The Food Police’. It has been related by van Waarden and van Dalen in 2010 of a TV documentary shot in the Netherlands that out of a sample of 10 Turkish sandwiches that are sold as 100% lamb, only 1 turned out to be what it was pretended to be and alarmingly one was actually made of 100% pork. There are many reported incidences that meat that is labelled, certified or sold as halal may not be so. ![]() There are many cases that have been brought to the public attention regarding fraud on meat products. ![]() Halal animals and poultry if inappropriately slaughtered or dead before slaughtered, or killed in name anyone other than Allah will be deemed haram which in other word is non halal. Other animals that are not halal include carnivorous animals, birds of prey and land animals without external ears. ![]() Contrary to general believe halal is not just pork free. Starting from the raw materials, meat and meat related ingredients have always received the biggest attention. For a food to be halal for consumption there is need to ensure that the food is halal all through the food supply chain and this is not an easy process.
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