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Assalam O Alaikum

The most important thing missing in the general guideline and also at website of Halal Food Council whether chickens are slaughter by hand or by machine. If by machine then it is not accepteble to majority of Muslims in USA. There are many Halal zabiha certifying organizations in US but most important thing is the slaughtering method for chicken. Machine slaughtering is acceptable in Malaysia, Indonesia and in Saudi Arabia. The second thing missing is stunning.

The Halal Food act and its enforcement both in New Jersey and Illinios are better than the GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE TERM "HALAL. They spell out whether chickens were slaughtere by machine or hand and also talk about stunning.

Many ulema in USA has different views on both stunning and machine slaughter. It all depends upon which Halal certification organization or zabiha slaughter company you trust. If they are investigated by an independent Imam or Mufti in any city and found to be ok then you can consume their slaughtered meat.


Syed Rasheeduddin Ahmed
www.muslimconsumergroup.com
www.canadianhalalfoods.com