Research areas

Research by topic

Hidden Halal covers twenty research areas on halal slaughter, supply chains, public institutions, and the legal framework behind the judicial review.

Published research

The Law and Legal Letters

The religious slaughter exemption in the Slaughter of Animals Act 1933, legal correspondence with councils and the FSA, and the case for judicial review.

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Schools

FOI responses from UK schools serving halal meat — often without informing parents. Includes the HMC certified schools list.

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Restaurants, Takeaways, Trains

Fast food chains, independent takeaways, planes, trains, and the Kensington Palace Orangery halal service.

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Supermarkets

Sainsbury's correspondence, published positions, the 2010 admissions, and wider research into supermarket halal supply.

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Prisons

MoJ FOI data on halal poultry in prisons, the national food contract, and the unanswered questions about supply.

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Slaughterhouses and Packing Plants

Stunned vs non-stunned, electrical amperage, capillary rupture, ecchymosis, and blood splatter evidence.

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FSA / Agricultural and Government Bodies

Food Standards Agency, Defra, local authorities, Red Tractor, and AHDB — FOI obstruction and lack of transparency.

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Stunned versus non-stunned Halal

The science behind sham stunning, the certification trap, what fear does to meat, and the Polish export trade.

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Coming soon

These sections are part of the approved site structure and will be published when the research is ready.

Hospitals

Halal meat in NHS and private hospital catering.

Halal Certification Boards

HMC outlet figures, certification policies, and non-stun positions.

Other Halal Products

Packaged groceries, pet food, ice cream, cereals, and beyond.

Exports and Imports

International halal meat trade and supply chain routes.

Cruelty

Animal welfare evidence from slaughterhouses and transport.

The Political Position

Parliamentary record, party positions, and policy history.

MPs

MP correspondence and parliamentary engagement on halal slaughter.