Halal butcher?

gpick24 said:
The HFA allows the stunning of chickens before slaughter, which Cllr Mulla and his organisation believe fails to meet the strict criteria of Islamic law.

The LCM insist on accreditation and inspection by the Leicester-based Halal Monitoring Committee which forbids it. "
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Stroppy Ethnics! It has to be our way or we won't accept it? What about other folk who don't want to be eating mumbo jumbo muttered meat? All these "western food chains" really should be sticking to their heritage & original customer base, if it doesn't suit Johnny Foreigner, tough! They can always start their own "Chains", Mukta Halalies or Kandahar flamed chicken, endless opportunities for a budding ethnopreneur.
 
My own findings from a very short trial at work with our products shows that adding the Halal symbol puts off more people than it attracts.
 
gpick24 said:
My own findings from a very short trial at work with our products shows that adding the Halal symbol puts off more people than it attracts.
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That I can well believe!

We were in Blackburn Market last Sept & there's a scoff corner with cafes/snack bars & the like. There was a "Greeks" selling meatballs in sauce, looked really nice too, about to order a couple of portions, looked around at the clientèle then looked again at the menu, top of the list, not overly largely written "Halal meat used".

We went to the Butchers over the way & grabbed a warm home made jumbo Sossy roll & a couple o' slices of "Gala pie" instead.
 
gpick24 said:
My own findings from a very short trial at work with our products shows that adding the Halal symbol puts off more people than it attracts.
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I guess this is why the HMA symbol on supermarket products is in very small lettering. I refuse to buy any meat except pork products from a supermarket, not only is it largely halal, it is also more expensive than my local butcher who uses local farms for his produce.
JB x
 
jelly baby said:
I believe Asda and Tesco sell halal meat, look for the letters HMA (Halal Monitoring Authority) on the packaging.
JB x
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jelly baby said:
I guess this is why the HMA symbol on supermarket products is in very small lettering. I refuse to buy any meat except pork products from a supermarket, not only is it largely halal, it is also more expensive than my local butcher who uses local farms for his produce.
JB x
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That is a load of rubbish and HMA is a product code and nothing to do with Halal


Please read this statement from Asda and don't post internet spam rubbish on the forum Online rumours about Asda meat with product code HMA
 
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I flew back from Israel last week, the inflight snack was a Salmon and Cream Cheese bagel (very nice it was too) I was intrigued to see that packaging had this Kosher logo/stamp.
 

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taddy said:
To be politically correct should that not read, (coloured) puddings
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Au contraire mon ami ... as the frogs would say. "Coloured" is not in favour at this time. Except, perhaps, in NAACP. "Black" is cool, unlike "jigaboo", "porch monkey", "coon", "jungle bunny", and, of course, "nigger (even when referring to Guy Gibson's dog)" The last can also refer to those of Middle Eastern origin when preceded by "sand" ... and those folks don't buy black puddings. Therefore, "black puddings" is definitely PC.;)

I prefer the ones with big gobs of fat in 'em ... heavily laced with hot mustard.:alright:
 
taddy said:
To be politically correct should that not read, (coloured) puddings and fried bread? Just asking,;);).

By the way, my good lady is down town at this very moment purchasing some (lean),coloured skinned puddings, (I'm not fond of the fatty ones).:(:(.

Your's, Taddy
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By the by ... if you don't fancy the fatty ones, try boudin noir, a fair alternative if you can't get the real thing. Very popular in Louisiana and, of course, la belle province. And for the faint of heart: boudin blanc. You can probably find it in your local supermarket in the "Infidels Only" section.:D
 
Neil said:
That is a load of rubbish and HMA is a product code and nothing to do with Halal


Please read this statement from Asda and don't post internet spam rubbish on the forum Online rumours about Asda meat with product code HMA
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It is NOT spam or rumour! When I asked both Tesco and Asda management (on more than one occasion) whether their meat products were Halal, they would not give me a straight answer. Also, I can't be the only person to have seen the madding crowds of Asian ladies at about 6pm fighting for the reduced priced meats!
JB x
 
Margaret Pilkington said:
And black pudding is currently being touted as a superfood.....
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Aye, I read about that the other day, mind you I think its benefits will probably be severely reduced once it's fried up & accompanied by all the other ingredients of a gut busting "Full English". :D



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Here's one I scoffed previously! ;)
 
jelly baby said:
It is NOT spam or rumour! When I asked both Tesco and Asda management (on more than one occasion) whether their meat products were Halal, they would not give me a straight answer. Also, I can't be the only person to have seen the madding crowds of Asian ladies at about 6pm fighting for the reduced priced meats!
JB x
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Did you read Asda's statement about it?
 
Neil said:
Did you read Asda's statement about it?
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Yes I did! And as I've said I've spoken to the fresh meat dept manager and the store manager and they will not admit whether the meat is halal or not. I take that as a 'yes' and when I see the riots breaking out at 6pm ish, I think I am probably right.
As for their statement, if HMA is a product code, why is the same code on different meat products i.e. Beef, chicken and lamb, but not on pork products?
And why is the same lettering on Tesco products?
JBx
 
Watched a video of how animals are treat in some British slaughter houses before slaughter. Sheep falling into a room off a conveyor belt which would bring the term Double Standards to some of the participants of this thread.

Also saw a video where a halal slaughterhouse used machines to mass slaughter the 'halal way' which I find odd considering it ritualistic
 
Restless said:
Watched a video of how animals are treat in some British slaughter houses before slaughter. Sheep falling into a room off a conveyor belt which would bring the term Double Standards to some of the participants of this thread.

Also saw a video where a halal slaughterhouse used machines to mass slaughter the 'halal way' which I find odd considering it ritualistic
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Double standards only count when you believe in something but ignore how you gain a result.

Most of us pay a butcher to save us from that guilty feeling of having killed and gutted an animal, so much easier when we buy a chunk wrapped in cling film no matter how it went to slaughter.
 
Once went in an abattoir. I almost went vegetarian but I'm afraid I enjoyed a nice piece of sirloin too much.
At least they were stunned and unconscious.
I would never knowingly eat halal meat. I will look at the packaging a lot more carefully in future.
 
Gordon Booth said:
Once went in an abattoir. I almost went vegetarian but I'm afraid I enjoyed a nice piece of sirloin too much.
At least they were stunned and unconscious.
I would never knowingly eat halal meat. I will look at the packaging a lot more carefully in future.
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Yes, abbitiors get my goat too,there was one in the local rag recently that's gone bust....

...It must be a cut throat business.

Seriously though,theres a element of cruelty in all slaughter....I'd say,the same sinister things happen in all the 'slaughter houses' it's best not to think about it if you enjoy a good steak.
 
Accyexplorer said:
I'd say,the same sinister things happen in all the 'slaughter houses'
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And I'd disagree with you on that one, there are rules & regulations in place to prevent unnecessary suffering & pain to animals that are to be humanely slaughtered. In most cases, these rules are adhered to, there will always be one or two that slip through the net but Halal slaughtering ignores these basic niceties. The grounds for this being so that they can mutter some religious mumbo jumbo, from some fantasy figure, to a fully conscious sentient creature, why?

Illogical & unconscionable.
 
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