What slaughter information has the UK Food Standards Agency pledged to publish?

The UK Food Standards Agency has pledged to regularly publish information on animal slaughter carried out without pre-stunning (non-stun). The data will be published for many slaughterhouses in England and Wales that use no pre-stunning, or a combination predominantly based on non-pre-stunning. Some Jewish and Halal slaughter methods do not involve pre-stunning, but 84% of Halal slaughter is carried out with pre-stunning. The British Veterinary Association opposes the exemption from pre-stunning and worries that a supply-demand mismatch for Halal and Kosher meat could lead to non-pre-stunned meat being sold beyond its dedicated market.

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The Food Standards Agency has pledged to regularly publish data on animal slaughter carried out without pre-stunning.

The data will be published for the many slaughterhouses in England and Wales that use no pre-stunning, or a combination predominantly based on non-pre-stunning.

Some Jewish (Kosher) and Halal slaughter methods do not involve pre-stunning, but 84% of Halal slaughter is carried out with pre-stunning.

The British Veterinary Association opposes the exemption from pre-stunning, warning that a mismatch between the supply of and demand for Halal and Kosher meat could lead to non-pre-stunned meat being sold beyond its dedicated market.

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What slaughter information has the UK Food Standards Agency pledged to publish?: The UK Food Standards Agency has pledged to regularly publish information on animal slaughter carried out without pre-stunning (non-stun). The data will be published for many slaughterhouses in England and Wales that use no pre-stunning, or a combination predominantly based on non-pre-stunning. Some Jewish and Halal slaughter methods do not involve pre-stunning, but 84% of Halal slaughter is carried out with pre-stunning. The British Veterinary Association opposes the exemption from pre-stunning and worries that a supply-demand mismatch for Halal and Kosher meat could lead to non-pre-stunned meat being sold beyond its dedicated market.

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