<p style="text-align: center;"><img class=" size-full wp-image-313" alt="cheval et viande" src="http://halalnews.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cheval_et_viande.jpg" height="83" width="111" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p>Islamic Circles and the Centre for Research in Shariah, <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>and Technology [CRESST] present:<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span></p> <p><b>1) GREAT DEBATE: HALAL MEAT OR HORSE! - WHO'S SELLING PORKIEs ?</b><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span></p> <p>Date: <b>Friday 10th May 2013 </b> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>Time: 6pm - 8.15pm <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>Venue: Regents Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London WC1C 2DJ<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span></p> <p>With a proliferation of chicken outlets, halal meat is a multi-billion <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>pound industry for a community less than 3 million, and eating more meat<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>proportionately, than the wider community. So-called caring and pious<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>Uncle<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">-</span>Ji Muslim businessmen with blessed ethics and principles, have become <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>exceptionally rich from the so-called "halal" meat industry. <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span></p> <p>What began as mislabelling issue and grown into a controversy <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>involving regulatory bodies, the food industry, halal certification <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>bodies and the Muslim community. The whole concept of a halal <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>standard has now come into question. Can industry really comply <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>to a standard which is not monitored nor enforced? Has industry <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>confidence in the halal certification process been eroded? Will <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>the British Muslim community continue to turn a blind eye to <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>adulteration of the products they consume and use daily?<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span></p> <p>This public forum will feature experts from public <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>institutions who have been involved in development of halal <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>standards and scientific testing of processed foods, personal <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>care products and pharmaceuticals since the mid 1990's, <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>representatives of both Muslim organisations and industry.<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span></p> <p>FREE ENTRANCE - ALL WELCOME - PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED!<span style="background-color: #ffffff;"></span></p> <p>To register or more information <a href="http://www.cresst.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0068cf;" color="#0068cf"> www.cresst.co.uk</span></a> <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;<br /></span>Tel: 0741 416 610 <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>Email: <a href="mailto:info@cresst.co.uk"><span style="color: #0068cf;" color="#0068cf"></span></a><span style="color: #0068cf;" color="#0068cf"><a href="mailto:info@cresst.co.uk">info@cresst.co.uk</a></span>&nbsp; <span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br /></span>Web: <a href="http://www.cresst.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0068cf;" color="#0068cf">www.cresst.co.uk</span></a></p>