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Economic benefits of standards

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In the European Union there are comprehensive legal requirements, especially in the field of animal processing. Standards therefore play a very important role. First and foremost, producers and suppliers try to position themselves on the market vis-à-vis competitors with stricter requirements than those of the statutory regulations. The EU criteria are the basis, whereby the … [Read more…]

Ritual slaughter: regulatory responses, consumer choice and labelling strategies

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Religious slaughter has always been a controversial and emotive subject from the viewpoint both of assuring animal welfare and of people’s cultural/religious rights. In practice, there is considerable variability in the approach taken to ritual slaughter, and no unambiguous and uniform approaches to its performance have been determined. This paper summaries the current legal situation … [Read more…]