Halal Certification on Our Food

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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......

[azureline**]

Is there a more reliable source than a boycott halal site?

[cherry*135]

That is what I was going to say, az.

I did ask for a 'reliable' source. I would add also, an Australian source would be good too.  One that shows money from Australian customers who purchase products with the halal label on them, that some of that money has directly been forwarded to terrorist organisations.

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

Again UFO

Your link stated the same eight categories as your previous link..... 

I believe the Hala Certification money in Australia, is used to fund mainly mosques and religious schools, as I mentioned in my opening posts.  IMO tax free money.

I am not prepared to fund religious buildings that are of no importance to me personally.... I would prefer to be able to choose which charities I donate to.  

[azureline**]

I am not Muslim, so I could care less which products are Halal cert. I like Cadbury chocolate, so I buy it, it's often on sale 🙂

[patchoo78]

Probably a good move by Dick to not do this, wouldn't want to make his products any more expensive than they already are

[patchoo78]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:
" Money that is paid out in fees for halal certification is used to fund in part or whole the push for sharia law in Australia. "

What proof is there that shows that claim is true?

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   What proof is there that it is false?

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The one who is making the claim should be the one to prove it not the one who is refuting it. You can't just answer a qustion with another question

[patchoo78]

In this thread: people who are scared of brown people.. News at 6

[the_great_she_elephant]

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. 

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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@patchoo78 wrote:

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:
" Money that is paid out in fees for halal certification is used to fund in part or whole the push for sharia law in Australia. "

What proof is there that shows that claim is true?

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   What proof is there that it is false?

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The one who is making the claim should be the one to prove it not the one who is refuting it. You can't just answer a qustion with another question

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And again..... it is a quote from a link..........that's what     "    "      means.

[ufo_investigations]

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@azureline** wrote:

Is there a more reliable source than a boycott halal site?

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There are many government sources.

Here is one of them: http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/staff_statements/911_TerrFin_Monograph.pdf

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States
Monograph on Terrorist Financing

Page 20/21 states:

Financial facilitators and their donors
Al Qaeda depended on fund-raising to support itself. It appears that al Qaeda relied
heavily on a core of financial facilitators who raised money from a variety of donors and
other fund-raisers. Those donors were primarily in the Gulf countries, especially Saudi
Arabia. Some individual donors knew of the ultimate destination of their donations, and
others did not; they were approached by facilitators, fund-raisers, and employees of corrupted charities, particularly during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The financial
facilitators also appeared to rely heavily on imams at mosques, who diverted zakat
donations to the facilitators and encouraged support of radical Islamic causes. Al Qaeda
fund-raising was largely cyclical, with the bulk of the money coming in during the
Islamic holy month of Ramadan.