I thought equality meant the same for everyone, obviously not in this case. This takes away my right to make an informed choice of what I'm buying/eating.

This is outrageous why should we ban halal meat and stuff our faces with pig meat? Whoever thought of this truly disgusts me.

This cruel practice should be banned as soon as possible and any meat killed in this way should be clearly labelled.

I should have the right to choose if I eat halal meat. If labelled the consumer will be able to vote with their feet regarding the sale of this meat. I understand only 5% of the uk population needs to eat halal meat. Why then is so much of the population being made to eat it. Where is my right to choose?

I totally disagree with both sides of this argument. For many years the governments of this country have worked towards making all meat safe for all people of this country and not for any individual or religion. If animals are to be slaughtered to feed the population of this country then that is the standard that should be set for all occupants of this country. If people do not like the standards set by government then they can go out and kill their own meat, say their prayers (either Kosher or Halal) and hope that they are heard by the killing before the animal is terminated. Standards are set for everyone. WAKE UP!!!

Sick of hidden religious practices in my local supermarket. Just put a label on it and let us decide what we are feeding our kids. Simple as.

Label anything that is Halal

I Boycott Halal, because I want Freedom of choice for all... Muslims are Free to have halal certificates... as long as they PAY for them - Not me or other Non-muslims. We are NOT Followers of Islam and do not require halal certificates at all... and it raises ethnic tensions when we find we have been tricked into buying Unlabelled halal certified products which fund Islamic expansion. Which brings me to a second point - ALL HALAL PRODUCTS SHOULD BE LABELLED AS SUCH... those that are certified AND the Ritually Slaughtered [RS] meat that is Rejected in the post slaughter inspection - this Haram or Rejected Substandard [RS] is sold off cheap as if it is conventional meat to unsuspecting shoppers. All halal certified products follow a Religious Standard [RS] which conforms to Islamic Law and although its is said that 80% of all Halal Meat is stunned before slaughter - it is NOT properly stunned - the stun used is a Reversible Stun [RS] which is cruel, as the livestock becomes fully conscious again within 15 seconds (Grandin) and is then unable to move or vocalise its pain. Muslims (ANSA & HMC) say the RS stun is cruel too, because HFA Tests have shown that if the throat cut is not done, the animal is able to stand and graze in a field within 30-90 seconds after a RS Stun. Given that it can take a large animal 6 minutes to die after the throat cut - it is outrageous in the 21st Century that we in Britain are allowing such suffering at the point of slaughter. We don't want arabic words informing us about food Let's have an RS Label so that people can make an informed choice between conventional foods and those which follow any sort of Religious Standard [RS].