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......

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@debra9275 wrote:

well I hope then siggie that if companies find the certifaction to be too expensive and feel it is going to fund terrorists, then they shouldn't be purchasing the endorsements, It's a free country here, and they don't have to buy them if they choose not to, so everything will be OK then

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Why would it fund terrorists?

[debra9275]

'so what do you think siggie, should they buy the certifications or not? if profits are more important to these companies than sending money to terrorists. that says a lot really doesn't it??

[lloydslights]

I seem to remember McDonald's having halal certification at a couple of its restaurants.

And the live animal trading with overseas countries has an association with the manner in which the beast is slaughtered.

DEB

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My personal point, is that I do not want to pay a halal tax on food.... if food is maked with a halal certification.....

I have the choice to boycott those goods.  Good on Dick Smith for saying no thanks....

[debra9275]

I'm really against live animal export Deb

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@debra9275 wrote:

'so what do you think siggie, should they buy the certifications or not? if profits are more important to these companies than sending money to terrorists. that says a lot really doesn't it??

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Why do you think they are sending money to terrorists?

[debra9275]

yes, I agree stick yo your principles, boycott all those food companies if you feel they are funding terroism

[debra9275]

Why do you think they are sending money to terrorists?

who Cadburys etc..??

I have no idea why they would be sending money to terrorists,

have  you??

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@debra9275 wrote:

yes, I agree stick yo your principles, boycott all those food companies if you feel they are funding terroism

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    Why do you believe they are funding terrorism?..........it's stranage that you keep stating that, yet won't give a reason why you feel

   that way..

[debra9275]

actually i don't believe they do, I just thought they buy the accreditation to get more sales, no idea where the funds go maybe the funds go into those huge mosques that are built here?