meat from ritual slaughter without stunning should not be used as a organic Meat offered. The required standard of Animal welfare was not given, was the verdict of the European court of justice.
The ritual slaughter without stunning the animal beforehand, fulfilling the highest Standards in animal welfare, as it intends to, the EU established the EU judges in Luxembourg, the judgment.
The French animal protection organization, “auxiliary plant for animals for slaughter” had demanded that halal prepared beef patties should not be with the European Logo “organic farming” certification. As the French authorities refused to accept this, and turned to the administrative court of Versailles, to the court. The ECJ should decide whether the EU regulation on Eco – and Bio-to allow farming to provide meat, where the animals prior to slaughter are not stunned, with the seal of quality.
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true no, decided by the Supreme court of the EU. The EU legislator demand that the Suffering of animals is to be kept before the killing, pain and Stress as low as possible. This was just from the drugs. The ritual slaughter without Stunning is only permitted in exceptional circumstances, to safeguard the religious freedom of Muslims. In addition, the EU would like to maintain consumer confidence in Eco – and Bio-seal, and justify it. Thereafter, the highest standards need to be adhered to for the protection of animals.
in its judgment, the ECJ did not follow for once, the EU advocate General. Had proposed to leave the organic Logo of the halal generated hack steaks. His Argument: there is no EU rule, which States that for organic meat, the animal must be stunned before killing.
reference C-497/17
ECJ: No organic seal on Halal meat
Bernd Wolf, SWR
26.02.2019 11:25 PM
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