Halal Choices

[nero_bolt]

Halal Choices..... are you concerned with the halal slaughter of animals such as beef, lamb and poultry.

To be halal certified the animal must be facing Mecca, have its throat cut while still alive and then ritually sacrificed by a Muslim who recites a prayer dedicating the slaughter to Allah.

Because the animals must be slaughtered alive, stun guns are often not an option as they can kill an animal before the heart pumps out all the blood.

http://www.halalchoices.com.au/index.html

Do you read the lables to see whats HALAL or not HALAL  Do you purchase HALAL products or not? 

Thoughts on the slaughter of animals for HALAL 

http://www.halalchoices.com.au/what_is_halal.html

Products That Are Halal Certified

http://www.halalchoices.com.au/product_lists_halal.html

http://www.halalchoices.com.au/product_lists.html

Products That Are Not Halal Certified 

http://www.halalchoices.com.au/product_lists_nonhalal.html

Interesting youtube    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mSP47FAtn6U  

The presenter is Kirralie Smith, an average Aussie housewife, who does the weekly grocery shopping. 

Ms Smith became aware, then alarmed, about the Islamic halal certification on so many of her shopping list items. She looked for a list of halal certified foods so she could make informed choices about what to buy and what to avoid.

There was no such list, yet so many supermarket products were stamped 'halal certified'.

Ms Smith started to do her own investigation, calling supermarket chains, grocery producers - even the halal certifiers - all so she could be better informed when she went to do her shopping.

She has personally contacted over 500 companies to determine their halal certification status.

What she discovered was bigger than big. 

Kirralie Smith is the founder and director of HalalChoices. Kirralie holds a BA in Theology and lives with her family in coastal New South Wales. What started as an attempt to put together a shopping list for her family led to two years of research into halal certification schemes in Australia; as well as our most comprehensive resource concerning these tax-like schemes now imposed on the majority of our food products.

[debra9275]

DD if they have to pay for label accreditation, the manufacturers would have to recoup it, so it must push prices up a bit I think

[debra9275]

Whats okay for one is never okay for the other.  Why is that?

thanks SW that's exactly the point I was trying to make

[raptor_rebooted]

Why not type in secret Kosher tax to google as well.

lovely

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=kosher+tax+australia&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US...

[k0llectable5]

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@debra9275 wrote:

Whats okay for one is never okay for the other.  Why is that?

thanks SW that's exactly the point I was trying to make

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We will never get an answer though will we? 

I know the answer, it's because of the Islamophobic idea that all Muslim organisations/govts etc are terrorists.  Dont get me wrong I'm not saying that there are no Muslim terrorists but honestly people how can they ALL be frikkin terrorists???  Yet there are no western or Israeli terrorists, give me a break...

I dont like Halal and I dont like Kosher, they both seem like cruel and barbaric practices regardless of the regulation and laws associated with them.  They both bump up the prices of everyday products and line the pockets of religious organisations that use the money to further their own agendas. They are both as bad as each other.

[debra9275]

my views exactly thank you

[raptor_rebooted]

Whats okay for one is never okay for the other.  Why is that?

after reading the google links it is clear its not

OK for either.

[debra9275]

the OP accuses only halal and muslims of  this so do most of the posts

[boris1gary]

It's funny reading how some won't buy food because it's Halal, so never eating rice or pasta again unless it's Haram? and as far as Zabihah goes personally I don't see how its that cruel. Animals in our abattoirs are often terrified before being stunned and then killed, pigs having heart attacks through fear, I won't go on because its horrible.

Many people around the world kill their own animals for eating by slitting their throats and not for religious reasons, I've seen it done in Australia and I've seen it done in Greece - it isn't pleasant but death rarely is.

http://www.islamhalal.com/

list of foods that are Halal

• Rice
• Pasta
• Any grain product, such as bread, breakfast cereal or baked goods prepared without Haram ingredients
• All vegetables and fruit: raw, dried, frozen or canned.
• All vegetables and fruit cooked or served with water, butter, or vegetable oils
• Milk
• Yogourt, cheese and ice cream made with bacterial culture or microbial enzymes, e.g. microbial rennet
• Meat and poultry slaughtered according to Islamic dietary law ("Zabihah).
• Seafood
• Eggs
• Nuts, seeds
• Peanut Butter
• Tofu
• Halal deli meats
• Dried beans, peas and lentils
• Beverages: carbonated drinks, fruit juice, punch, cocktails, tea and coffee
• Fats and oils: butter, margarine, mayonnaise, vegetable oils and some salad dressings
• Miscellaneous: chutneys, coconut milk, jam, pickles, spices
• Desserts made with agar and/or carrageenan base only
• Sweeteners: honey, sugar, syrup, chocolate liquor (roasted ground cocoa bean syrup)
• Main dish entrées: any Zabihah meat or alternative dish, pizza, pasta or rice prepared without Haram foods and ingredients
• Soups/sauces: any made without Haram foods and ingredients
• Desserts and sweets: any made without alcohol, or without pure or artificial vanilla extract

[ufo_investigations]

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@debra9275 wrote:

to me, it seems like a scam as it pushes prices up & the labels mean absolutley nothing to me. but to the jews and muslims it obviously matters and is a way of funding their temples,and synagogues, schools etc.

I will look more closely at the labels on what I buy in future, don't want to be labelled a terrorist supporter as I am not

Spoiler

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Jews impose kosher tax onto Jews and they use the money to fund Jewish churches. Jews wont ask a Catholic or anyone else to pay kosher tax.

Whereas; Islam imposes halal tax on EVERYONE, whether you follow islam or not and the cash goes to TERRORISM.

[raptor_rebooted]

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@boris1gary wrote:

It's funny reading how some won't buy food because it's Halal, so never eating rice or pasta again unless it's Haram? and as far as Zabihah goes personally I don't see how its that cruel. Animals in our abattoirs are often terrified before being stunned and then killed, pigs having heart attacks through fear, I won't go on because its horrible.

Many people around the world kill their own animals for eating by slitting their throats and not for religious reasons, I've seen it done in Australia and I've seen it done in Greece - it isn't pleasant but death rarely is.

http://www.islamhalal.com/

list of foods that are Halal

• Rice
• Pasta
• Any grain product, such as bread, breakfast cereal or baked goods prepared without Haram ingredients
• All vegetables and fruit: raw, dried, frozen or canned.
• All vegetables and fruit cooked or served with water, butter, or vegetable oils
• Milk
• Yogourt, cheese and ice cream made with bacterial culture or microbial enzymes, e.g. microbial rennet
• Meat and poultry slaughtered according to Islamic dietary law ("Zabihah).
• Seafood
• Eggs
• Nuts, seeds
• Peanut Butter
• Tofu
• Halal deli meats
• Dried beans, peas and lentils
• Beverages: carbonated drinks, fruit juice, punch, cocktails, tea and coffee
• Fats and oils: butter, margarine, mayonnaise, vegetable oils and some salad dressings
• Miscellaneous: chutneys, coconut milk, jam, pickles, spices
• Desserts made with agar and/or carrageenan base only
• Sweeteners: honey, sugar, syrup, chocolate liquor (roasted ground cocoa bean syrup)
• Main dish entrées: any Zabihah meat or alternative dish, pizza, pasta or rice prepared without Haram foods and ingredients
• Soups/sauces: any made without Haram foods and ingredients
• Desserts and sweets: any made without alcohol, or without pure or artificial vanilla extract

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correct me if i'm wrong but isnt the OP's issue

paying for the accreditation?  a lot of the items on your

list would not need to be certified.