Halal poultry can be slaughtered in a more humane and efficient way, if the sector changes the techniques it currently uses, an expert in the field has claimed.
Food and drink firms could face prosecution for failing to label products as halal under forthcoming regulatory changes, according to top legal firm Eversheds.
Fast food outlet KFC is mislabelling chicken as ‘halal’ because its machine slaughter contravenes Foods Standards Authority (FSA) guidelines, an angry English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) adviser has told FoodManufacture.co.uk.
