Halal Certification on Our Food

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We have received a number of letters from people asking if we will be putting the Muslim Halal logo on our food.l   

 To acquire Halal certification, payment is required to the endorsing body and involves a number of site inspections of both our  

growers and processors in order to ensure that our practices comply with the conditions of Halal certification.  It is important to note 

that this does not reflect the quality of the food being processed or sold – it only means that the products are approved as being 

prepared in accordance with the traditions of the Muslim faith. We are aware of an increasing number of large companies both in 

Australia and overseas, such as Kraft and Cadbury, who have obtained accreditation to use the Halal logo. We don’t believe they have

 done this because of any religious commitment but rather for purely commercial reasons. Perhaps these large organisations can 

afford to do this. While we have a choice however, we would prefer to avoid unnecessarily increasing the cost of our products in order

 to pay for Halal accreditation when this money would be better spent continuing to support important charitable causes where 

assistance is greatly needed. .... Dick Smith

 http://www.dicksmithfoods.com.au/media/news/halal-certification-our-food 

How much money are you giving this religion to build mosques and schools......

[Anonymous]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

I wonder if any money paid by Jewish business people in Australia to charities/organisations in Israel ever finds its way into the pockets of contracters working on building projects in Jewish settlements in the Golan Heights. 

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why?

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

I wonder if any money paid by Jewish business people in Australia to charities/organisations in Israel ever finds its way into the pockets of contracters working on building projects in Jewish settlements in the Golan Heights. 

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why?

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Because I I imagine quite a few buiness in Australia are owned by Jewish people and some Australians might not like to think that  money paid to those business might be going to support illegal settlements in occuied territory

[Anonymous]

so are you saying there should be some

kind of disclosure?

[karliandjacko]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

I wonder if any money paid by Jewish business people in Australia to charities/organisations in Israel ever finds its way into the pockets of contracters working on building projects in Jewish settlements in the Golan Heights. 

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why?

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Because I I imagine quite a few buiness in Australia are owned by Jewish people and some Australians might not like to think that  money paid to those business might be going to support illegal settlements in occuied territory

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If we are going to be outraged about halal labelling adding to the cost of food products should we not also be outraged about kosha labelling doing the same?

If we buy Cadbury chocolate, or any number of other products, we could be aiding both sides while they fight each other.  

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

so are you saying there should be some

kind of disclosure?

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I am saying suggesting that when we buy goods or services in Australia we can never be 100% sure where ANY of the profits eventually end up - and at least with Halal Certification we do have a choice. Remember the Australian Wheat Board Scandall? How many Australian farmers knew that some of the compulsory fees they paid to that organisation were going as kickbacks to support the regiime of Saddam Hussein?

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That's why I think Dick Smith is doing an outstanding job..... supporting Australian Farmers, growers and businesses.

[Anonymous]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

so are you saying there should be some

kind of disclosure?

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I am saying suggesting that when we buy goods or services in Australia we can never be 100% sure where ANY of the profits eventually end up - and at least with Halal Certification we do have a choice. Remember the Australian Wheat Board Scandall? How many Australian farmers knew that some of the compulsory fees they paid to that organisation were going as kickbacks to support the regiime of Saddam Hussein?

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ok thanks.  makes sense.