Halal

Islamic scholars assess healthcare providers’ capabilities regarding halal pharmaceuticals - study

A total of 381 healthcare providers in two dozen countries, including five Muslims in Israel, took part in the study.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A Muslim family hosts Jewish Israelis at the traditional Iftar evening meal during Ramadan.
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

EU invites Jews and Muslims to stand up for kosher and halal slaughter amid local bans

European Union officials in Brussels invited Jewish and Muslim community leaders to discuss meat production, in a possible progress toward ensuring religious freedom.

|ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Members of the European Parliament buy beef at a butcher shop in Brussels, last month.

Belgian lawmakers scrap bill to ban kosher, halal slaughter in Brussels

A ban in Brussels would have had Belgium join a handful European Union states where halal and kosher slaughter of animals are totally illegal.

|ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
A slaughterer cuts beef carcasses into pieces in the Biernacki Meat Plant slaughterhouse in Golina near Jarocin, western Poland July 17, 2013.

Greek court annuls permit for kosher, halal slaughter

A Greek court annulled a ministerial decision which allowed ritual slaughter without anesthesia being administered first.

|ByTZVI JOFFRE

What can be done when kosher and halal slaughter is vilified in Europe?

While the kosher-keeping world has been paying attention to developments by European governments and lawmakers, major food corporations have been facing a campaign of their own.

AUGUST 29, 2019ByRABBI JACOB SIEGEL/JTA
Cow illustrative

Halal, kosher meat cannot be labeled organic, EU court rules

Halal and kosher meat cannot be marketed as organic because the methods used to produce it are not animal friendly enough, the European Union’s top court ruled.

MARCH 1, 2019ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ
KOSHER INSPECTOR Aaron Wulkan examines meat to ensure that the food is stored and prepared according to Jewish regulations and customs in a Bat Yam store.

British parliament refuses to offer kosher food for 'ethical' reasons

"Parliament's catering services have taken a position that goes beyond the laws of the country."

JANUARY 31, 2018ByEYTAN HALON
A rainbow is seen behind the Big Ben clock tower, at the Houses of Parliament in central London, Britain, October 16, 2016.

Far-right French mayor bans 'anti-Republican' pork-free school meals

"Religious imperatives have no place in an educational establishment."

JANUARY 9, 2018ByEYTAN HALON
Students eating lunch at school (illustrative)