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.

[cherry*135]

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@azureline** wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:
"I had opened each of the items, including a carton of ice cream and spread the contents out on the checkout table, demanding to know why I was unknowingly supporting Islamic ventures."

Since when do checkouts have 'tables'?

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wouldn't you go to the service desk, outside the supermarket entry?

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Yes, that is where you go if you take products back( faulty, out of date) and request a refund. Checkout persons don't do refunds.

[azureline**]

I have had instances where an error was made at checkout and not noticed til after the transaction was completed, I had to go to the service desk and wait in line.

I wonder if he is telling the truth at all?

[cherry*135]

If you have been overcharged at the checkout and notice it after you have paid you do have to go to the service desk to get the amount refunded.

Imagine the hold-ups in checkout queues if checkout staff did refunds! (especially for returned items).

I wonder if he is telling the truth at all?

Something not right in that tale.

[cherry*135]

Dick Smith Foods has been made aware of information that is currently being circulated which claims to quote Dick Smith.

The emails and Facebook posts refer to Halal food certification and actually misrepresent Dick's view on this subject.

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

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

[cherry*135]

This part, reposted on many blogs & sites (including Pickering Post) was not from Dick Smith or anyone associated with that brand.

We point out that we have never been asked to put a Christian symbol (or any other religious symbol) on our food requiring that we send money to a Christian organisation for the right to do so. 

[azureline**]

well, contact them 🙂 as posts can't just go because a poster doesn't agree or like your post, it has to contravene some rule, doesn't it?

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@am*3 wrote:

This part, reposted on many blogs & sites (including Pickering Post) was not from Dick Smith or anyone associated with that brand.

We point out that we have never been asked to put a Christian symbol (or any other religious symbol) on our food requiring that we send money to a Christian organisation for the right to do so. 

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Thanks, Am. The more I read statements like that, the more I realise that there must be people out there who spend their entire lives searching for things to be outraged about.

[polksaladallie]

Do you buy Sanitarium products?

[gleee58]

It's very easy to post smaller images that are easier to load and don't require scrolling to view.

[li.vish]

Hello, everyone. This discussion is getting a little heated. Could we please communicate with a more civil tone. Thanks!