Clear halal and stunning labelling needed to help consumers choose meat, say animal rights and halal groups
Consumers have the right to know if meat has been pre-stunned or not.
Brussels: European consumers need to be offered clear labelling so they only buy halal meat, especially from animals not pre-stunned before slaughter, if they choose, animal rights organisations and halal groups say.
“It would be helpful if all meat was labelled pre-stunned or not so people can make informed choices,” Nick Palmer, head of Compassion in World Farming UK, an animal welfare campaign and lobbying group, told Salaam Gateway.
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