Research summary
The truth about halal meat in Britain
Halal meat is being slaughtered, sold and served all over the UK — including in our schools, hospitals, and prisons — often without the public knowing.
72%
Of sheep slaughtered in England & Wales are killed under halal processes
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Research sections covering law, schools, hospitals, prisons, supermarkets & more
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Legal requirement to label meat as halal — consumers are not told
Halal certification
A patchwork of UK halal marks
Dozens of private certification bodies issue their own halal logos and stickers. There is no single UK standard — and stunned versus non-stunned rules differ between schemes.
Halal certification boards
HMC
Non-stun only
HFA
Stunned permitted
HFA
Stunned permitted
Logos and marks from UK certification bodies including HMC (halalhmc.org) and HFA (halalfoodauthority.com), shown for research context.
About this research
Why this site exists
This website is a summary of research conducted by Catherine Blaiklock. When Robin Tilbrook and Catherine started this project, neither had any idea as to the extent of halal meat being supplied across the UK.
Catherine has done the research and the fundraising. Robin is conducting the legal work for the judicial review. Both have worked entirely for free.
To bring a proper judicial review is expensive. Any support is welcomed.
Research areas
Key issues
Halal Meat UK — Law & Legal Letters
The religious slaughter exemption, legal correspondence, and the case for judicial review.
Read moreHalal Meat in UK Schools
FOI responses from UK schools serving halal meat — often without informing parents.
Read moreHalal Meat in UK Hospitals
Halal meat in NHS and private hospital catering — what patients are not being told.
Read moreHalal Meat in UK Restaurants & Trains
Fast food chains, independent takeaways, planes, trains, and the Kensington Palace Orangery.
Read moreHalal Meat in UK Supermarkets
Sainsbury's correspondence, published positions, and the 2010 admissions on halal supply.
Read moreHalal Meat in UK Prisons
MoJ FOI data on halal poultry in prisons, the national food contract, and unanswered questions.
Read moreSlaughterhouses
Stunned vs non-stunned, electrical amperage, capillary rupture, and blood splatter evidence.
Read moreFSA & Government
Food Standards Agency, Defra, local authorities, Red Tractor, and AHDB — FOI obstruction.
Read moreSupport the judicial review
Bringing a judicial review on religious slaughter is expensive. Your donation helps fund the legal work needed to challenge the abuse of the Slaughter of Animals Act 1933 exemption.
The team
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