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    Halal Meats August 2013

    Halal – definition
    The Arabic word halal means permissible or lawful. vestibulum:

    Halal and the opposite word haram (unlawful, forbidden) loremapply


    Fusceto tellus
    all enim,
    semper vitae,
    facets of life but are of particular interest here as they relate malesuada
    to food and vitae,
    more specifically meat. Halal foods meet Islamic dietary guidelines
    condimentum and vel,
    are allowed for consumption. ligula.

    If slaughtered/harvested properly, beef, lamb, goat,ipsum Vivamus in ipsum et


    venison, bison,
    nisl fringilla eleifend.
    chicken, turkey, fish and shellfish can be halal meats. Donec pulvinar
    placerat massa. Sed
    Pork and alcohol are considered haram (forbidden). nec lorem.

    dolor
    To warrant a USDA Halal label, products must be prepared by federally
    inspected packing plans and must be handled according to Islamic law.
    Certification of such products requires involvement of an authorized third
    party.
    lorem

    Halal focuses primarily on the slaughter process.

    The Halal Process


    To qualify as halal, animals must be well be slaughtered (to avoid potentially
    cared for and preferably without undue stress).
    blemish (scars or injuries). The feeding
    - Halal slaughter involves one pass of
    of animal by-products is prohibited.
    the blade across the throat of the
    Animals should have access to drinking
    animal, severing the carotid arteries,
    water until slaughtered.
    jugular vein and trachea. Research
    Following are guidelines (zabihah) for (Schultz, Hanover University,
    halal slaughter. Germany) indicates this process
    - Slaughter may be accomplished by involves very little pain. Animals lose
    any Muslim who has reached puberty. consciousness very quickly, yet the
    heart helps rid the body of blood.
    - The name of Allah must be
    pronounced before or as the animal is - The animal must be allowed to
    slaughtered. bleed completely out. Blood is not
    halal.
    - The animal’s face should be pointed
    In the event halal meats are not
    toward Makkah (Mecca).
    available, many Muslims believe the
    - The knife must be very sharp and the food of Christians and Jews (kosher) is
    edge of the blade perfectly smooth (no acceptable.
    nicks). The knife must not be
    sharpened in the presence of animals to

    ASWeb-126

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