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The Halal World
14/5/2014 Hour 15:47

Halal meat labeling plan rejected by MPs

MPs have rejected an attempt to force shops, supermarkets and anywhere serving food to clearly label products containing halal or kosher meat.

Conservative Philip Davies, who proposed the Commons debate, said there was a "huge public demand" to know more about where food came from.

This followed five leading supermarkets saying that some of the meat they sell could qualify as halal but is not labeled as such.

Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons and the Co-op said their New Zealand lamb was halal, while Pizza Express had already revealed its chicken is killed according to Islamic tradition.

Speaking in the Commons, Mr. Davies, who worked for Asda for 12 years, argued that ministers needed to go further now, saying: "As a strong believer in freedom of choice, I think one of the fundamental rights of the consumer is to know what they're purchasing."