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Meat industry representatives were busy at the World Muslim Forum in Auckland at the weekend.
Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie says he was there to show people at the forum how seriously New Zealand takes the halal – and that we have good systems and processes to ensure the meat is prepared as agreed.
He says the product that goes to a Muslim market has involved a Muslim slaughterman and the industry employs around 250 of them around the country out of a total workforce of around 24,000.
Mr Ritchie says although 250 is only a small proportion of the total number of workers, the Muslim slaughtermen play an extremely important role. Continue reading
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