Photo: Entrance to the Senate, the upper house of the Polish parliament, in Warsaw in March 2019. Katarzyna Uroda/Shutterstock

Poland lawmakers vote to ban export of unstunned meat end-2025


Poland’s Senate has passed amendments to a new animal protection bill that includes banning the export of unstunned meat at the end of 2025.

The Lower House of Parliament in September adopted an Animal Welfare Act prohibiting the export of “ritually slaughtered” meat, which refers to the killing of animals for meat without first stunning them. This method is largely adopted by some halal and kosher communities and companies.

The Upper House’s vote last week effectively postpones the ban to the end of 2025.

Continue reading

Free, in under 30 seconds

Join thousands of professionals reading Salaam Gateway — the Global Islamic Economy Gateway.

Joined by 12,000+ Islamic economy professionals
  • 5 free articles every month
  • Weekly Islamic-economy newsletter
  • Save articles to read later

tags:

Legal