on 11-11-2014 05:40 AM
on 11-11-2014 05:12 PM
It also doesn't give them the right to dictate to members of other religious groups how they are to cater to their religious beliefs.
In this instance, nobody has a problem with Aussie Muslims observing their halal traditions.
What on earth are you talking about.?
Any company has the right to to stipulate ANYrequirement they wish for ANY product they buy from ANY supplier; and ANY supplier has the right to choose whether or not they wish to sell to that company under those conditions.
it's called Capitalism and has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with religion.
11-11-2014 05:15 PM - edited 11-11-2014 05:16 PM
No it isn't in the gluten free section at all, ice cream is in the freezer................ not in the gluten free section there either. Many items are labelled gluten free and spread throughout the store.
Chips, chocolate, rice crackers, biscuits, to name some.
Where did I say I shouldn't pay extra? but it is expensive to feed a child gluten free. (a medical necessity not a choice)
on 11-11-2014 05:24 PM
My son also has a medical neceessity diet as he is allergic to cashews and eggs. If he eats them he could die.
He cant say a prayer over them to make his allergy go away. (Muslims can prey over any food they are unsure of and it will cleanse it)
I have to look at ingredients to make sure he doesnt eat those things.
I dont expect companies to pay for a stamp on their products
on 11-11-2014 05:27 PM
@daydream**believer wrote:My son also has a medical neceessity diet as he is allergic to cashews and eggs. If he eats them he could die.
He cant say a prayer over them to make his allergy go away. (Muslims can prey over any food they are unsure of and it will cleanse it)
I have to look at ingredients to make sure he doesnt eat those things.
I dont expect companies to pay for a stamp on their products
I don't believe Muslims are able to do that............... unless no other food is available
Cashews and eggs............ so you need to read labels and make sure they are correct. I don't think there is a stamp available for that but labelling correctly is essential.
on 11-11-2014 05:33 PM
(Muslims can prey over any food they are unsure of and it will cleanse it)
I hope that was a typo.
on 11-11-2014 05:36 PM
on 11-11-2014 07:37 PM
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:(Muslims can prey over any food they are unsure of and it will cleanse it)
I hope that was a typo.
You know very well it was.
on 11-11-2014 07:43 PM
@icyfroth wrote:
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:(Muslims can prey over any food they are unsure of and it will cleanse it)
I hope that was a typo.
You know very well it was.
on 11-11-2014 07:46 PM
good.
Food and drink manufacturers ‘have no plans’ to ditch halal certification
Peak body says boycott campaign directed at brands with halal certified products is ‘misinformation’
The peak body for Australian food and drink manufacturers says its members have no plans to ditch halal certification despite threats of a boycott and other sabotage by anti-Islam campaigners.
High-profile brands such as Cadbury’s, Sanitarium, Byron Bay Cookies, Four ’N Twenty and Kellogg’s have been targeted for having their products certified for Islamic dietary requirements.
A campaign led by former One Nation candidate Mike Holt has singled out Cadbury’s in particular for a so-called “buy-cott”, in which customers are encouraged to buy a product, open the package, and then ask for a refund – on the grounds that eating halal-certified food offends their beliefs.
He also asks campaigners to make a Christian blessing “over anything a Muslim has picked up from the supermarket shelf”, claiming this makes the food forbidden to consume under Islamic law.
But James Matthews, a spokesman for the Australian Food and Grocery Council, which represents the chocolate manufacturer and other brands, said there was no “movement against halal certification” among the council’s members.
“The campaign is one of misinformation,” he said, adding the cost of certification was “negligible” compared to the $1.6tn worldwide Islamic market.
He said the strong sentiments were understandable because “everyone eats and everyone’s got an opinion about food”, but that many of the critics of halal certification had a “one-way view” and “are not interested in understanding the actual reality”.
Critics such as Holt and Kirralie Smith, the Queensland woman behind the website Halal Choices, have claimed that halal certification fees could be used to “fund terrorism”.
But Smith admitted on ABC radio on Tuesday that she had no evidence for the claim. “It’s reasonable to ask the question, where does the money go here. There’s been no investigation to this point, and I think those investigations are required,” she said.
Mohammad Khan, the head of certifier Halal Australia, said his company was subject to stringent regulations and reporting requirements “just like any business”. Matthews, too, said the companies providing halal certification were “bound by Australian law, including laws regarding terrorism funding”.
Another company targeted by anti-halal campaigners, Byron Bay Cookies, said it was unlikely to drop its certification.
“Byron Bay Cookies is fortunate to enjoy a healthy export market that’s allowed us to become one of the larger employers in Byron Bay,” the company’s chief operating officer, Keith Byrne, said. “Halal certification is important to our business.”
on 11-11-2014 10:18 PM
That tin of pork with bean doesn't look very halal to me 😉