UK: School reviews halal supervision

UK: School reviews halal supervision


A school where the majority of pupils are Muslim has removed Halal meat from its menu amid fears that children might have been eating school dinners that do not comply with Islamic law.


Parents at Green Lane Primary School, Manningham, demanded an emergency meeting to discuss mounting concerns that Halal meat supplies were not being monitored properly.


Today, Bradford Council assured the Muslim community that it could have “complete confidence” in the authenticity of its Halal food.


But in light of the concerns, the local authority and the Council for Mosques have agreed to implement revised monitoring arrangements and to improve public access to the results of all monitoring visits.


Ian Bairstow, Bradford Council’s director of environment and neighbourhoods, said: “We would like to assure parents that all the Halal meat and poultry in the meals served at schools supplied by the Council’s Facilities Management Service complies fully with the requirements of Sharia law.


“As a result of a concern expressed by parents and at the request of Green Lane Primary School, Halal meat and poultry meals have been taken off their menus for a limited period of ten days.


“This has been done to give the Council for Mosques, Imams and parent representatives the opportunity to visit our central food preparation facility and the premises of J W Young – our Halal meat and poultry suppliers for over 25 years.”


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Source: Telegraph & Argus