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QUALITY OF HALAL MEAT
Dr. Javaid Aziz Awan
Country Director,
Islamic Food and Nutrition
Council of America,
Faisalabad
Presented at
Halal Research Council Conference
www.halalrc.org
Held at Expo Centre, Lahore - Pakistan
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About IFANCA?Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America
Not for Profit Technical Islamic Organization
Supervising production of Halal foods
Certifying halal products
Finding solutions for new challenges
Publishing relevant information
Consulting Islamic scholars on issues facingMuslims in selecting food products.
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IFANCA Strategy
IFANCA strives to satisfy:Client Companies
Halal Recognition Authorities
Halal Consumers
IFANCA - most knowledgeable organization in
the field
IFANCA - provides services second to none
IFANCA - builds relationships with the client
companies, halal recognition authorities and
halal consumers.
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IFANCA
Crescent M Certification
IFANCA certificates and certified products
accepted world over
IFANCA - recognized by organizations like:MUIS Singapore
JAKIM Malaysia
MWL Saudi Arabia
MUI Indonesia
United Arab Emirates
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IFANCA
Crescent M Certification
Global Affiliations:
IFANCA provides Halal certification in over 55
countries directly or through affiliates like:
IFCE, Europe
AFIC, Australia
NZIMM, New Zealand
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Some Ifanca Certified Companies in
Pakistan
AB Mauri Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd., Lahore
English Biscuit Manufacturers (Pvt.) Ltd.Karachi
Coronet Foods, Hattar
Capital Food Industries, Hattar
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Some Ifanca Certified Companies in
Pakistan
Gaziani Industries (Pvt) Ltd. Karachi
Nabeel Industries (Pvt) Ltd., Lahore
Pakistan Gum Industries (Pvt)., Ltd. Karachi
Pepsi-Cola International (Private) Ltd., Hattar
Super Gum Industries Ltd. Karachi
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Some Ifanca Certified Companies in
Pakistan
National Foods, Karachi
Nestle Pakistan, Lahore
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IFANCA
Halal Certification Logos
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GUIDANCE FOR MUSLIMS
Holy Quran and the Sunnah provide guidance
and inspirations for life on Earth
Food laws among guidelinesEnsure foods Muslims eat have positive bearing
on their health
In fact the very first law to be passed on toMankind was a food law:
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VII:19 Al-Araf
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THE FIRST DIVINE LAW
The Holy Quran
³ And unto man: O Adam! Dwell thou and thy
wife in the Garden and eat from whence ye will,
but come not nigh this tree lest ye become
wrong-doers´ VII-19 - Al-Araf
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THE LAST DIVINE LAW
The last Divine law incidentally a food law
Revealed during last pilgrimage of the Holy
Prophet Muhammed (pbuh):
³They ask thee O Muhammed what is made
lawful for them. Say: all good things are made
lawful for you´ V:4 Al-Maidah
Aim of Divine revelations:
Ensure man eats right type of food for his
nourishment
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MEAT
Meat indispensable for sound human health
Provides several essential nutrients:
Proteins Amino acids
Mineral elements
Vitamins
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MEAT
Meat subject to spoilage by:Chemical reactions
Biochemical reactions
Biological agents, including bacteria
Meat responsible for food-borne diseases
Hence must be produced to:
Minimize chemical and biochemical changes
Prevent chances of bacterial contamination
and growth to preserve quality
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HALAL MEAT
Slaughtering of animals and birds:
essential to prepare for food purposes
Pre-slaughter management and bleeding
methods:
regulated by legislations and religious
practices
Earliest recorded laws on handling, care andslaughter of animals:
Revelations in the Holy Quran and
Ahadith by the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
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ESSENTIALS OF ISLAMIC METHOD OF
SLAUGHTERING
Islamic method of slaughtering - based on twoimportant principles:
Tasmiya
TazkiyahTasmiya - invoking name of Allah
means slaughter being done with His
permissionThis in accordance with several commands
given in the Holy Quran
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V:4 Al-Maidah
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ESSENTIALS OF ISLAMIC METHOD OF
SLAUGHTERING
³Forbidden to you (for food,) are: dead meat,
blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which
hath been invoked the name of other than God;
that which hath been killed by strangling, or bya violent blow, or by a head long fall, or by
being gored to death; that which hath been
partly eaten by a wild animal, unless ye areable to slaughter it (in due form) «.««««.
(V:4) Al-Maidah
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ESSENTIALS OF ISLAMIC METHOD OF
SLAUGHTERING
Tazkiyah means purification - cleaning meat of
blood by slaughter
Consumption of blood prohibited in Holy
Quran - VI:146
All lawful animals and birds contain blood
Blood must be drained as per these commands
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ESSENTIALS OF ISLAMIC METHOD OF
SLAUGHTERING
The Holy Prophet (pbuh) gave comprehensive
guidelines on slaughtering of animals in
following Hadith:
³Verily Allah, has prescribed proficiency in all
things. Thus, if you kill, kill well; and if you
slaughter, slaughter well. Let each one of you
sharpen his blade and let him spare suffering tothe animal he slaughters´.
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ESSENTIALS OF ISLAMIC METHOD OF
SLAUGHTERING - Slaughterer
Must be adult Muslim or
Must believe in Holy Scriptures
Must be in possession of his mental faculties
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PRE-SLAUGHTER HANDLING OF ANIMALS
- 1. Selection of animals
Islam strictly prohibits:
Pork
CarrionDead animals
Carnivorous animals
Birds of prey
Amphibians
Reptiles
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1. Selection of animals
Islam permits: All herbivorous, even-toed ruminants
Animal meant for slaughtering be:
Healthy
Free from any apparent or
hidden impurities/diseases
Must be legally owned.
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2. Pre-slaughter handling of animals
Modern methods require animal prior to slaughtering
not be subjected to
Stress
Fatigue
Neurotic
Excitement
Rough handling of animals in pre-slaughter period:
Adversely affects meat qualityResults in dark, firm and dry meat
Fatigued or starved animals
Organisms from gut may invade blood stream
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2. Pre-slaughter handling of animals
Proper relaxation before slaughtering:
Helps animal to bleed well
Builds up muscle glycogen to lower meat pH
Increases storage life of meat by reducing
chances of microbial growth
Improves taste due to conditioning/
tenderness
Helps delay or reduce fermentation in
stomach - may otherwise give meat
characteristic smell known as µbone taint¶.
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2. Pre-slaughter handling of animals
Undesirable - animal awaiting slaughter viewslaughtering process ± cause stress
Animals under stress - lead to undue emotionalinstability, fatigue, anorexia, etc.
Discharge hormones from adrenal glands:adrenaline from adrenal medulla
17 hydroxy- and 11-deoxycorticosterones fromadrenal cortex
Hormones deplete muscle glycogen and potassium
Deleterious effects on meat quality
Prevention - tranquilizers recommended to calmstocks in transit.
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2. Pre-slaughter handling of animals
in Islam
Islam promotes calm and rested animals prior
to slaughtering:
Not fatigued
Not excited
Not nervous
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2. Pre-slaughter handling of animals
Islam prohibits
Any act that causes neurosis or excitement or
other abnormal behavioural changes in animal
Sharpening knife in front of slaying animalsPractice of collective slaughtering - other
animals viewing their companion being killed
Research revealsPractices inhumane
Cause stress
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3. Feeding the animals
Two schools of thoughts: Animal to remain hungry - Fasting
Animal be well fed
Advantages of fasted animals claimed: Bleed better
Carcass has brighter appearance
Carcass easier to dress
Reduced bulk of animal¶s stomach
Reduced chances of bacterial contamination
from gut
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3. Feeding the animals
Disadvantages of fasted animals:
Loss in weight of carcass
Loss in weight of liver
Lower glycogen reserves in muscles
Reduced gustative quality of meat
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3. Feeding the animals
Well-fed animals:Glycogen level in muscle reaches higher level
Ensures production of adequate lactic acid
Lowers pH of meat
Meat has good:
Appearance
Taste
Tenderness
Longer shelf-life
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3. Feeding the animals
Meat of soothed and well-fed animals:pH attains 5.5 or even lower level
Meat of fatigued or neurotic animals:
pH varies from 6.5 to 7.0Often recommended to feed animals prior to
slaughtering - meat of good keeping and eating
quality In some cases sugar solution fed to quickly
restore glycogen level in tissues
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3. Feeding the animals in Islam
Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) advised thatanimals destined for slaughtering be:
well fed
provided with drinking water
Preferable - animals have free access to feed
and water prior to slaughtering
Result - good quality meat.
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE
Conventionally, slaughtering process consistsof two to three different stages
Depends on religious practices and
legislationsStunning
Jews not in favour of stunning
Muslims divided on the issueWestern countries require stunned
Bleeding method governed by religious and
national legislations
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE 1. Stunning
Stunning widely practiced in Western abattoirsMain objective
Make animal unconscious
Make death gentle and painlessNo standard method for all animals under all
conditions
Stunning effective in having calm animal
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE 1. Stunning
Stunning - outcome of industrial revolutionMaximum animals be slaughtered in least time
Probably no relation with mercy on animals
Industrial revolution:Provided mankind with innumerable benefits
Inflicted damaging blows on some aspects of
human nutritionExample - refinement of wheat flour
Stunning might turn out harmful
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE ±
Bleeding
Quick incision recommended using very sharp
knife on front of the neck to severe:
Wind pipe
Oesophagus
Carotid arteries
Jugular veins
Positions for incision:
Hanging animal on its hind legs
Laying on the ground
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE
Bleeding
To produce good carcass ± bleed animal
effectively
Heart and respiratory system must function
continuously as long as possible after
severance
This attained when heart and respiratory
functions retained by maintaining medullaoblongata/spinal cord
Animals convulse
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE -
Bleeding
During convulsions blood squeezed out of
vessels
Hence more blood drains out - a pre-requisite
for meat of superior quality
Evidence suggests more blood lost from sheep
in horizontal position than those hung vertically
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE
Bleeding
Blood excellent medium for growth of
microorganisms
Meat retaining more blood than critical level
liable to bacterial spoilage
Blood retention in tissues can cause unpleasant
appearance and discolouration in meat
Keeping and eating qualities of meat depends,in part, on removal of maximum blood from
carcass
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE
Laying Animal for Bleeding
Lay animal (except camel) on its left flank, preferablyfacing Kibla
Laying enables animal to convulse - results from
contraction of muscles due to lack of oxygen inbrain cells when incision made
Ensures maximum blood drainage owing to bodypressure on heart - outranks other slaughtering
techniquesEnsures rapid onset of unconsciousness and
painless death
Prevents retraction of carotids
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE ±
Bleeding
While giving incisions with sharp knife:
Recite name of Allah:
Bismillah Allah-o-Akbar Allah-o-Akbar
Subhan Allah
La illaha illila
Takbir - religious significance to believer
makes submission to Allah, that life taken out
of animal with His permission
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE
3. Bleeding techniques
Slaughtering actually done in the name of Allah
and not in name of any person or deity in
accordance with following commands:
³So eat of (meats) on which God¶s name has
been pronounced if ye have faith in His Signs´
Vl:118, Vl:121 ± Al Anam
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE
Bleeding techniques
Islamic method:Use sharp knife or any sharp object for bleeding
except finger nail and bone
Incision made in neck
Throat cut transversely to severe carotid arteries, jugular veins, oesophagus and trachea without injuringspinal cord
Two essentials in slaughter of animals for meat:
animals be dispatched without unnecessarysuffering
bleeding be as complete as possible
Both met in Islamic method of bleeding
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE
Bleeding techniques
When both carotid arteries severedunconsciousness in sheep induced between 3to 6 seconds
Islamic method ensures maximum blooddrainage from body before completion of deathprocess
Connection between brain and body retained
via spinal cordBrain sends messages to heart and lungs
Heart pumps blood to parts of body - drained
out from severed blood vessels in neck
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SLAUGHTERING PROCEDURE
3. Bleeding techniques
Results of a comparative study
Maximum blood lost in Kosher method
Jewish method similar to Islamic as regardsphysical details
Minimum when chicken simply beheaded
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Conclusion
Islamic method ensures:
Minimum suffering to animal
Maximum bleedingLower pH of meat
Better meat quality
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ANIMAL RIGHTS
Islam recognized animal rights long before recognitionof human rights in Western World
Numerous Ahadith reflect Islam advocates kindnessand mercy towards animals:
Nourish animals well Save animals from hunger and thirst
Show kindness to animals
Do not hit or mark animal on its face
Do not shoot arrows at cattle or bird tied or held up Do not fight animals for sports or recreation
Do not unjustly kill even a sparrow or smaller bird(other than for food)
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Thank YouHalal Research Councilwww.halalrc.org