Over the past two years, plant-based food consumption has grown by 49% across the EU, reaching a total sales volume of €3.6 billion.
Senior British politicians' talk on non-halal issues
2025-05-15
Sabana·Ahmed, a senior politician from the Birmingham Lady House constituency, told ANSA that she would write to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State to report the pork protein found in beef burgers from Ireland, but they have not made any statement on the serious situation.
David·Prime Minister Cameron told the House of Commons that retailers had a duty to tell their customers what was in their food.
The fact that these foods were adulterated has drawn serious attention, and food safety authorities are investigating whether they colluded with retailers. They also need to conduct a further investigation into the nature of the factories they claim to own, which are approved by the British Retail Consortium. They themselves have also violated their own standards and must undergo further inspections and audits, as this is highly inconsistent with their own standards.
Meanwhile, the FSB has the responsibility to investigate where the problem lies, whether it's with the manufacturer, the retailer, or both. Remember, the FSB was fully aware of the issue as early as December 2012, but they didn't make a public announcement until the second week of January.
This behavior violates secular law, and officials have a duty to investigate and remove these products, regardless of whether they are halal or not.
Even more unacceptable is that one of the manufacturers, named by the Irish Federal Security Service, is known for its completely halal slaughter, but fails to inform non-Muslims or label its products.
It is also unacceptable that some groups do not want to purchase and consume halal meat, but are forced to consume it without their knowledge.
By Shabana·Ms. Ahmed and the Member of Parliament I have taken the initiative to mediate. The Muslim community will inform the Prime Minister of this harsh reality through the Secretary of State in the form of a letter. This move has caused Shabana to·Ms Ahmed is held in high regard by her constituents in the House of Commons, for whom this will be a reminder of where and how this went wrong.
ANSA spoke with the head of the Birmingham Environmental Health Organization about the recent panic surrounding pork in beef burgers. They also stated that they were unable to investigate the claims because the pork was not produced at a slaughterhouse located in Birmingham. Furthermore, Muslim communities in Birmingham are permitted to consume frozen foods that may contain pork.
The head of the Environmental Management Service said DNA testing of products in Birmingham had never been carried out, despite the large amount of halal beef products from Ireland being consumed in halal fast food restaurants, because of financial constraints.
"The frozen foods, which may or may not contain pork, are sold in Birmingham. As a concerned group, we are urging the Food Standards Agency to identify all suspected offenders and publish their names so they can be easily identified and thrown out of freezers. These frozen foods pose a safety risk and have a 12-month shelf life."
We Muslims hope to·Thanks to Ahmed's mediation, members of Congress were able to quickly finalize the bill, allowing these frozen products to be produced under their own trademarks, making it easier for them to enter the market in schools and hospitals. This is why all trademarks must be certified and named, otherwise it will affect their religious dietary needs.
We await the results of ANSA's investigation into how horse meat and pork ended up in beef burgers and frozen foods to ensure this doesn't happen again. We also hope the government will adopt DNA testing sampling for halal foods as an additional failsafe to ensure food quality and widespread availability.
ANSA has raised concerns about mixed products, which mix British and imported meats that are similarly halal and non-halal. This is why we are calling for a public debate on these practices, clear labelling, and information for all groups on whether products have been slaughtered according to halal principles. British consumers have the right to know how the meat they eat is processed and slaughtered.
"If labelling is introduced, then labelling will become common knowledge. All meat should be labelled, regardless of how it was slaughtered, not just halal meat."