The idea of halal-certified foods are now growing rapidly worldwide as an alternative benchmark for the safety, hygiene, and quality assurance of what we eat or drink daily. Thus, meat and foods manufactured by halal prescriptions are readily accepted by both Muslim and non-Muslim customers. Since Halal foods necessitate stringent quality standards, customers increasingly see…
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Concerns in the Muslim community that the Halal products they are buying are not properly certified leading to many purchasing fake labelled products without knowing it.
The figures are impressive: There are about 800,000 Muslims in Canada—a number that’s expected to jump to roughly 1.2 million by the end of the decade.
Most Muslims consider chicken — like beef, veal and lamb — to be halal provided the meat is from ritually slaughtered animals.
A Muslim not-for-profit organization says that even though meat might be advertised as halal, that doesn’t ensure it is slaughtered according to Qur’an guidelines.
Religious certification is a job provincial and federal agencies stay away from. That has paved the way for self-regulating certification agencies.
The imam (Muslim clergyman) of a local masjid (mosque) will soon be ready to certify both slaughterhouse and in-store meat products as halal permissible—to eat.
Canada’s halal meat business is booming – but are Muslims getting what they pay for?
Halal rules govern how food is prepared in accordance with Islamic theology, and it’s a lucrative business.
