Concerns raised over halal meat
Up to three-quarters of poultry sold as halal in the UK is falsely labelled, it is claimed.
The majority of halal-labelled poultry and a small amount of beef and lamb were slaughtered by machine rather than an individual, Naved Syed, of the English Beef and Lamb Executive Halal Steering Group, told The Grocer magazine.
Mr Syed said: “If you told Muslims it was done by a machine they wouldn’t buy it.” The UK does not have a single standard for halal slaughter.