What is halal slaughtering

Halal means permitted in Arabic, and is based on Islamic law. This entails that the animal in itself is permitted by Islam. Examples of permitted animals are cattle, lambs and chicken. Examples of prohibited animals are pigs and carnivores.

All meat in Nortura is slaughtered in compliance with the same regulations and requirements that are imposed by Norwegian food and health authorities.

Meat for the muslim market (so-called halal meat) is slaughtered in the same manner as meat for the regular market, i.e. the animal is anaesthetized before being slaughtered, and that the animal is slaughtered in the same way as animals for the regular market.

The difference between regular meat and halal meat is that halal meat is blessed by a muslim who is approved for this task by the Islamic Council. This person is of course subject to the same hygiene and quality requirements as other Nortura employees.

Halal-blessed meat is labelled as such and not sold as ordinary meat.

» Also see Regulations concerning animal welfare in slaughterhouse (in Norwegian)
Laid down by the Ministry of Agriculture 28 August 1995 pursuant to Section 24c of Act no. 7 of 20 December 1974 concerning animal protection. See sections 14-19 in particular.