Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Require prominent labelling for halal and kosher certified items

Closed 427 signatures

What the petition asks

Some – including members of some other religions – may not wish to consume any halal or kosher-certified item. We are asking for mandatory prominent labelling to make an informed choice.
We were told that after Brexit there would be more opportunity for food labelling, and that the government was considering this. (1) Nothing of any substance has happened! The government has not lived up to its words. Defra figures show that in one week in March 2022 more than half of all non-stunned, kosher-slaughtered cattle was rejected by Jewish authorities and sold to the wider public instead. (2) I would remind the government an election is coming!
(1) All halal and kosher certified products are to be prominently labelled as such.
(2) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096782/Results-of-the-2022-FSA-Slaughter-Sector-Survey-in-England-and-Wales.pdf

Timeline

20 Sep 2023 Petition opened for signatures
20 Mar 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 427
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 20 Sep 2023
Closed 20 Mar 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.