9th Apr 2008
Response to comments by Lord Rooker

In response to comments made by Lord Rooker, Food & Farming Minister at the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs as reported in The Independent this week, regarding the labelling of meat available for sale which has been slaughtered using the method of Shechita, Shechita UK responded by saying:


"Lord Rooker shows an ignorance of slaughter methods in general and Shechita in particular, which is disappointing. His comments are at best confused and at worst show an extreme and worrying bias. Is Lord Rooker suggesting that meat from animals that have been gassed, electrocuted, mis-stunned, stabbed and shot should be so labelled or is he singling out humane religious slaughter?

“It is quite irresponsible for a Government Minister to make such a statement without a full grasp of the facts."