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The Halal World
26/2/2014 Hour 14:20

Calls for boycott of Danish goods after Halal ban

Islamic leaders have called on Middle East governments to stop importing Danish meat as the country is attempting to play down growing criticism by Muslims over a proposed ban on halal meat and imports.

Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Dan Jorgensen said in a statement on Sunday that “such (halal) slaughter is still legal in Denmark”.

The Danish Embassy in Riyadh also tried to diffuse the situation, telling Arab News “there is no ban on Islamic slaughter in Denmark and animal sacrifice according to Islamic principles is still legal in Denmark”.

 “Unfortunately, the Danish government executive order has been portrayed and misinterpreted by the media, as if it was directed against the halal form of slaughter,” said Fikre El-Gourfti, deputy chief of the Danish mission.

He said the current procedure of stunning an animal before slaughtering it “is in accordance with the resolution of the Islamic Fiqh Council of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL).”

European regulations require animals to be stunned before slaughter except on religious grounds. Denmark has removed this exemption recently.