The Canadian domestic halal meat market

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The Canadian domestic halal meat market


The Canadian domestic halal meat market value is estimated to be $214 million with an average annual household expenditure of $1623. Muslims are ardent consumers of meat and meat products, with feast days and celebrations that often include several different meat dishes. On average, Muslim households spend $31 per week on halal meat products. This is almost double the Canadian household meat expenditure of $17 per week. (Statistics Canada , 2003). This difference in weekly household expenditures may partially be explained by the difference in average household size.
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Problems Discovered In the Industry

Slaughter men at abattoirs not reciting the Tasmiyah during the slaughter .
Non-Muslims slaughtering at various abattoirs
Minimum amount of required veins not cut
Unmonitored stunning methods prior to slaughter.
Usage of rotating mechanical blades for slaughter
Contamination issue. (mixing of halal with non-halal).
Retailers do not know if they are being cheated.
Meat coming from abroad.
Non halal ingredients used without being declared
Use of machinery and procedures that do not comply with halal requirments
packaging made from non halal substances


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Minimum amount of required veins not cut resulting in the animal being Haram. There are four arteries within the animal that are designated to be cut at the time of slaughter; 1) The Throat 2) The Oesophagus 3) The two Jugular Veins. Unfortunately, many slaughter men pay no attention towards which arteries and how many of them are being cut during the slaughter due to either sheer ignorance or the speed of the line being too fast.
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Usage of rotating mechanical blades for slaughter which does not serve the requirements of Halal slaughter. The team found in a renowned poultry abattoir that rotating mechanical blades were being used to slaughter the birds.

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