Shechita UK’s response to the UKIP Manifesto

Following UKIP’s General Election manifesto, Shechita UK has issued the following statement:

 

“We have worked hard with UKIP over a number years, and particularly since the calling of the General Election, to ensure that their manifesto pledges are in line with our community practices. We have always supported the call for CCTV and our community was the first to introduce food labelling. However meat labelling must be comprehensive and specify all methods of slaughter, including detailing when mechanical methods have repeatedly gone wrong, this information will give consumers real choice.”