fatma
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Post by fatma on Oct 23, 2009 20:34:46 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhuok for all of you lazy buggers out there here's the food guides reply for halal kfc www.gmwa.org.uk/foodguide2/index.php?page=viewquestion&id=232they say don't eat there as it's not guaranteed halal. simple answer and what you haven't eaten you can't miss anyway so no need to feel you missed out on a great chance to eat a KFC family bucket ;D
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Saracen
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Post by Saracen on Oct 25, 2009 19:26:46 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
I pray you all are in the best of health and imaan, Ameen.
Just got this off the HFA site. Hoping some knowedgeable brother or sister will clear this matter up for us. Jazakallah khairun
Frequently Asked Questions
For the benefit of visitors to our site we have compiled a list of commonly asked questions with their respective answers. If you feel that there are other questions that we should add to this page, then please let us know via our contact us page.
Q 1. Does Halal Food Authority have Muslim Slaughterman/men performing slaughter?
A. Licensed Muslim Slaughterman/men are present at the slaughtering stations, doing the rendition of Shahada, Tasmiya, Bismillah-e-Allahu-Akbar – even in mechanised plants.
Q 2. Does Halal Food Authority approve slaughterhouses that have a fixed-blade for slaughtering or the one that is blessed once in the morning or at the start of production?
A. With Muslim slaughterman/men present at the slaughtering station, HFA would not approve of any such act of blessing the blade.
Q 3. Does Halal Food Authority allow stunning of birds and animals?
A. Yes, however, one has to be reminded that HFA has always maintained "no stunning to kill".
1. Captive Bolt Stunning – proscribed – prohibited
2. Percussion Stunning - proscribed – prohibited
(although above procedures for cattle are allowed by some Ulema's in Africa & Germany) 3. Gas Stunning – proscribed – prohibited (although Turkish Ulema's have approved this method for pre-slaughtering of chicken)
4. Halal Food Authority allows controlled electric stun-with-minuscule amperage, with official Veterinary Surgeon validating that the animal or the birds do not die prior to slaughtering.
There are two types of electric stunning that Halal Food Authority approves:
1. Waterbath Stun – for Poultry
2. Electric Tong Stun – for Ovine meat
Q 4. Does HFA approve/allow slaughtering whilst Shahada is played on tape recorder in the back ground?
A. The answer is emphatically 'no'. This is why even in completely automated plants HFA has licensed Muslim slaughterman/men to do rendition of Shahada in person.
Q 5. Does HFA allow any one of other faiths to do halal slaughtering in Halal Food Authority approved slaughterhouse/s?
A. Answer is No – although the Book of Fiqh and Fatawas permits non-Muslims to do halal slaughtering. HFA believes that their Ni’at – Intention for rendition of Shahada would not be the same as of a Muslim.
Q 6. How does Halal Food Authority approve Muslim slaughterman/men? Does HFA licence them? Does HFA employ slaughterman/men?
A. HFA approves and validates on declaration by
i. The applicant of them being performing Muslims. Believers in Eiman, Salat, Saum, Zakat and Hajj. Additionally that they believe Mohammed (SAW) to be the last prophet.
ii. Successful candidates are licensed by the Meat Hygiene Services, York, through the official Veterinary Surgeon or his/her representatives.
iii. HFA does not employ slaughterman/men, However, they are responsible to HFA and are deployed to be HFA eyes and ears – the resident inspectors for HFA.
Q 7. Does HFA rules require slaughtering facing Qibla?
A. Yes, notwithstanding that slaughterhouses in the UK had been constructed on orientation of light etc. HFA would surely insist for future constructions to be Islamically inclined to observe this edict.
Q 8. Does animal/bird hear the Shahada or Tasmiya recited by the slaugherman/men at slaughtering station?
A. Books of Fatawas, does not make it mandatory. One should be mindful that the decibels in modern plant are so high that at times even the slaughterman has to wear the earplugs. Ni'at or intention of slaughterer to slaughter in the name of Allah is compulsory and necessary – after all we are borrowing one from His flocks for our sustaining, consumption & nourishment.
Allah says in Qur'an:
Al-Anam 6-118
Al-Anam 6- 1st Part of 119
Al-Anam 6_ 1st part of 121
May Allah give us hidayat to seek, procure and consume halal always – Insha Allah.
Q 9. How do we know HFA symbol on packaging is depicting validity of halal and why?
A. HFA, Alhamdulillah has devised a system of monitoring, endorsing and authenticating meat, poultry and foodstuffs that would always be contractually procured with Islamic axioms and full regards to EU relevant regulations of meat hygiene, food hygiene, food safety and environmental health.
Endorsees are to enter into an agreement that is directing them to abide by HFA rules and it facilitates Halal Food Authority to constantly do audit/s and inspection/s to ensure smooth running of the operation of halal. Endorsees, the members of Halal Food Authority's endorsement network are also made to sign a Bond of Confidentiality. Enforcement of both these documents is testimony of the fact that there would hardly be any breach of rules; and there should not be a reason why the procurers would do any thing to tarnish their own image or dignity and market value of their halal approved products. Slaughterhouses have to ensure that they follow and adhere to EU regulations of hygiene and animal welfare together with Welfare of Animal Slaughtering and Killing Rules 1999-400 (WASK 99-400). Without compliance of this rule meat and poultry would not be defined as halal. To the best of ability HFA ensures that total production of a plant is halal validated regardless of the fact that some halal production does reach the non-halal traders.
For foodstuffs, in the light of the contract mentioned above procurer, manufacturer has to produce ingredients, constituents of products that are to be validated halal together with traceability and supplier details. Once these are checked for halal feasibility, plants are audited to ensure that there is enough capacity to produce halal without contamination with non-halal. On successful completion of these procedures, manufacturer is offered HFA membership and licence is issued with facilitation of named products. HFA logo is only depicted on the accredited halal products, to complete the cycle of endorsement.
There are series of audits commissioned during the course of the year of membership. In this technologically advanced era, HFA audit personnel would also make certain by perusing the computerised data that the operation of the procurer adheres to the covenants of the agreement.
HFA is proud of its transparency, openness, traceability, conformance of Islamic & relevant EU rules and orthodoxy of criteria and axioms of performance in relation to accreditation and endorsement. It would be too conceited to ascribe that HFA logo now is manifest symbol of authenticity nationally and internationally.
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