Just hours after David Cameron insisted it was not for the government to intervene over the mounting controversy involving major supermarkets not labelling Halal meat, he appears to have changed his mind.
The labelling of ritually-slaughtered meat is a matter for retailers, customers and faith groups, the prime minister's spokesman insisted Thursday night.
But now the Prime Minister has conceded that – although he would prefer it if supermarkets were more transparent about halal voluntarily – he is prepared to "review" that decision if no action is taken within the next few months.
[A COMMENT] Get it banned not labeled on our food this is a barbaric practice for any civilized society to condone!
[ANOTHER] How about forcing them to use packaging that shows the animal being hung up, having its throat slit and the blood running onto the floor like a river. I'm sure Tesco's won't mind displaying that on their meat counter.
Or alternatively make them keep it in a special section behind a steel shutter, you know like they have to for cigarettes. [The Huffington Post UK] Read more
