Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 78993
Meat: Ritual Slaughter
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) halal and (b) kosher slaughterhouses have been investigated for violations of (i) food safety and (ii) animal welfare standards in each year since 2020.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Food Standards Agency does not have data on the number of halal or kosher slaughterhouses investigated for violations of food safety or animal welfare standards. The Food Standards Agency does not categorise slaughterhouses as either ‘halal’ or ‘koshe...
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