EU: Dutchman fined for selling horsemeat as ‘halal beef’
2/5/13 www.globalpost.com
UK: Muslims raise halal concerns at House of Lords meeting
26/4/13 www.meatinfo.co.uk
Burning issues from the halal meat industry, as well as Islam-a-phobia, were discussed earlier this week by clerics, Imams and industry leaders at the House of Lords.
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On Tuesday (23 April) leading members of the Muslim community, halal meat industries and the Jewish community, met to talk about the recent contamination of halal meat products. House of Lords member Lord Ahmed Nazir, one of only four Muslim peers in the UK, was also present at the meeting and toldMeatInfo.co.uk that it was very well-attended.
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Malaysia: Kirimitonas set to beef up cattle sector via NFC
23/4/13 www.malaysia-chronicle.com
UK: Red alert on halal meat
3/4/13 www.meatinfo.co.uk
Halal meat consumers have been put on “red alert” and advised to buy from dedicated halal plants for “doubt-free” products.
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Muslim consumers are in a state of alarm since a series of halal meat products were revealed to contain traces of pork DNA after testing. As a result, the Association of Non Stun Abattoirs (ANSA), has issued the “red alert” to Muslim consumers in light of the discovery of pork DNA in products in Birmingham.
India: Beef exports up 44% in 4 years, India is top seller
1/4/13 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
CHENNAI: The Centre’s Pink Revolution to promote meat production and export has led to a 44% increase in meat consumption and export in four years, but it has failed to regulate the industry.
UK: Tesco withdraws another meat product with horse
13/3/13 www.heraldscotland.com
Tesco has withdrawn a line of frozen meatloaf made in Northern Ireland after tests revealed it contained between 2% and 5% horsemeat, it said tonight.
EU: Halal meat contamination: who is to blame?
8/3/13 www.meatinfo.co.uk
By Naved Syed
Halal operator Naved Syed argues that in the recent contamination of halal meat in prisons, the certifier of the meat must be held accountable
EU: Sodexo withdraws all frozen beef products after finding horse DNA
25/2/13 finchannel.com
The FINANCIAL — Sodexo has withdrawn all frozen beef products after tests found equine DNA in some beef burgers, minced beef and halal minced beef.
Sri Lanka Muslims try to diffuse halal meat row
22/2/13 www.thenews.com.pk
UK: MP calls for assurances over halal meat
18/2/13 www.asianimage.co.uk
Sadiq Khan MP has called for assurances that the Government and the FSA are investigating halal meat as part of the horse meat scandal.
UAE: As horse meat stalks Europe, UAE confident it has no beef with standards
13/2/13 www.thenational.ae
Working from 7am to 4pm, the team churns out 25 tonnes of fresh meat products every day – a huge increase from the 100 kilograms a day the chain produced in 2005.
UK: Census 2011 prompts new EBLEX research into Halal meat market
6/2/13 www.eblextrade.co.uk
New research into the Halal meat market has been commissioned by EBLEX after the 2011 Census revealed a significant rise in the Muslim population.
UK: Strabane firm behind pork in Halal row
3/3/13 www.newsletter.co.uk
The company which supplied halal food found to contain traces of pork DNA was named today.
UK: Food Standards Agency continues investigations following pork and horse DNA found in burgers
18/1/13 Behalal.org Team
We spoke to Stephen Humphreys, Head of Communciation at the Food Standards Agency yesterday who was not able to confirm if any Halal lines have also been affected but advised that his counterpart in Ireland Jane Ryder should be contacted to clarify details of the testing done. An email was sent to her and we are awaiting a response.
Pakistan faces problems in the meat industry
6/1/13 www.onlinenews.com.pk
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