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Rupert Lowe MP

Supermarkets, shops, restaurants, takeaways, schools and more must be forced to accurately and obviously label meat by its slaughter method. If it’s halal, show consumers - VERY clearly.

Because we are all eating halal meat without knowing it. Our labelling system is entirely deficient, unclear and misleading.

Figures from DEFRA -

“Of the 1.035 billion animals processed in English and Welsh slaughterhouses in 2024, an estimated 214.6 million animals (20.7%) were slaughtered to produce halal meat”

Over one fifth of meat is halal - just think about that. How much halal meat are you unwittingly eating? The economics of it mean abattoirs are turning to halal, and then that meat seeps down the supply chain.

It's grim.

I want all non-stun slaughter banned, but failing that clear labelling is absolutely essential.

If you don’t want to continue eating halal meat, then I hope you’ll support me. I have requested a meeting with the minister to discuss, alongside two Conservative MPs (@PeterABedford and @AndrewRosindell).

I refuse to eat halal meat. Let’s get the labelling laws changed.