I suggest we all contact the Canadian Government and demand that the government make sure that all halal foods are easily recognized as such, as the rest of us have at least as much right, and arguably a lot more to know what food is halal, in order to refuse to buy foods that are not in accordance with Canada’s humane slaughter laws, are consecrated to a genocidal god who the vast majority of us do not wish to subsidize and where a special tax is collected which assists in paying for mosques and jihad. This article does say that we have 30 days to make a comment to the government but does not offer a link. However I think this is it.

It is worth having a look at Bear’s translation of this important article by a French veterinary doctor on halal meat as well.

H/T M

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Canada: Government to impose new labels, but not new standards, on halal food

salama | 01/06/2013 | Reply
By Elizabeth Thompson – iPolitics

Faced with a rapidly growing demand for halal food permitted under Islamic law, the Canadian government is moving to change the labels required but is stopping short of adopting a standard.

According to proposed regulations published in this week’s Canada Gazette, all food that advertises itself as halal would have to list on the packaging which body certified it meets the criteria under Islamic law.

However, the government said it can’t move to adopt a standard for halal until Canada’s Muslim community can agree on what that standard should be.

“Canadian Muslims would ideally want the CFIA to establish regulatory controls over halal products through a standard,” the Canadian Food Inspection Agency wrote in its notice of the proposed regulations. “Regulating halal products through a standard is not feasible as there is currently no consensus among stakeholders on a common standard. The CFIA therefore proposes to establish regulatory requirements that would assist in providing consumers with sufficient information to choose their halal products based on what fits their definition of halal.”

The proposed regulations come as demand for halal food has been been rapidly growing in Canada along with the size of the country’s Muslim population, which is increasing at an annual rate of 13 per cent, officials wrote, adding, “Consumer demand for halal food products is expected to increase as well.”

The market for halal foods is currently estimated at $1 billion and is becoming an attractive market for more and more businesses.

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