@daydream**believer wrote:
I boycott Halal foods because i think the whole halal labelling is a scam.
These halal certification committees are telling companies that they either purchase the certification or their products will fail on the export market. They then charge the companies up to $30 000 a month for the certification.
Its a load of rubbish
Where is the money going? I do know it goes into funding Islamic schools (that do already receive Gov funding) and building of Mosques. Does it also fund terrorism? I have no idea but i wouldnt be surprised if it did. We have recently seen footage from within a Mosque of a Muslim youth group chanting about ending democracy in Australia
Recently the chairperson for the Islamic Council WA Halal Certification Committe was arrested for possession of meth with a street value of $8 million and firearms. Is that something the Halal certification money is also going to?
My choice to boycott Halal is my choice. Agree with it or not, makes no difference to me.
And just an extra piece of info, not all products that pay for the Halal certification actually display the logo
Daydream Believer.....
It is good that you stand by your convictions. Nothing wrong with that at all, and as you say, it is your choice. I admit to having caught myself rejecting food subconsciously that is labelled Halal, Probably because of all the bad press, I'm not sure. I don't look for the label, but I do know I have avoided some products if I have noticed it.
That being said, I don't see the problem with religions funding the promotion of their own religions. The Catholics, Anglicans and Baptists use community generated funds to fund their schools and churches. Do they fund terrorism? I don't know, but the Catholics hardly have an historical reputation for being saints (no pun intended). They get government funding too.
Not all Catholics are pedophiles and not all Hillsong members are brainwashers (outside the boundaries some believe religion itself imposes). I think there may be extremists and criminals in most religions and non religious organisations alike.
Australian Beef growers pay a fee for the promotion of their product, as do the pork providers. Someone pays for those "eat red meat" adds and the "get some pork on your fork" ads. Then they use the profits from those marketing strategies to legally introduce poisons and hormones into our meats - but they don't tell you that on the labels, do they? Well I guess they do, by ommission, as the organic market is increasing exponentially. (There are fees incurred in order to be able to label your product as organic too, both initial and annually.)
The international Halal market is worth more than $600 Billion dollars a year. Why wouldn't a company want to tap into that? They are not forced to label their food Halal, it is a marketing decision to give them leverage and competitive advantage above another company.
