"We have received a number of letters from people asking if we will be putting the Muslim Halal logo on our food.

To acquire Halal certification, payment is required to the endorsing body and involves a number of site inspections of both our growers and processors in order to ensure that our practices comply with the conditions of Halal certification. It is important to note that this does not reflect the quality of the food being processed or sold – it only means that the products are approved as being prepared in accordance with the traditions of the Muslim faith.

We are aware of an increasing number of large companies both in Australia and overseas, such as Kraft and Cadbury, who have obtained accreditation to use the Halal logo. We don’t believe they have done this because of any religious commitment but rather for purely commercial reasons. Perhaps these large organisations can afford to do this. While we have a choice however, we would prefer to avoid unnecessarily increasing the cost of our products in order to pay for Halal accreditation when this money would be better spent continuing to support important charitable causes where assistance is greatly needed."


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To paraphrase the Queen of France Marie-Antoinette. Let them eat pig.

as much as I tolerate the muslims, I still think this halal certification is purely commercial rather than real religious issue.
It is a way to hold food company at ransom due to the increasing number of muslim and their logarithmic increasing brood that may represent future customer.

This is the first I've heard of it, but be assured I'll be looking for it in the food stores and absolutely will not buy anything from any company that pays this extortion.

I'm with you Les