History:
Halal Assurance & Quality goes all the way back to 1972, when we performed our first hand-slaughtering (Dhabihah) in Switzerland. Concerned Muslims residing all over Switzerland asked our founder, a Muslim surgeon, if he could make arrangements to provide Halal meat.
He answered the challenge and contacted a local farmer who also had an abattoir on his farm. The terms were simple. The animal would be slaughtered by our founder and the farmer would prepare the meat. After the obligatory veterinary checks, the meat was to be shipped to the consumers.
Soon, with the ratification of a ban on traditional slaughtering and introduction of Turkish shops the consumers lost interest, and the slaughtering agreement was frozen.
HAQ focuses on the demand that originally lead to the certifications: the slaughtering.
Halal Assurance & Quality
1200 Genève
Email: info@halalaq.org
Website: www.halalaq.org
History:
Halal Assurance & Quality goes all the way back to 1972, when we performed our first hand-slaughtering (Dhabihah) in Switzerland. Concerned Muslims residing all over Switzerland asked our founder, a Muslim surgeon, if he could make arrangements to provide Halal meat.
He answered the challenge and contacted a local farmer who also had an abattoir on his farm. The terms were simple. The animal would be slaughtered by our founder and the farmer would prepare the meat. After the obligatory veterinary checks, the meat was to be shipped to the consumers.
Soon, with the ratification of a ban on traditional slaughtering and introduction of Turkish shops the consumers lost interest, and the slaughtering agreement was frozen.
HAQ focuses on the demand that originally lead to the certifications: the slaughtering.
Halal Assurance & Quality
1200 Genève
Email: info@halalaq.org
Website: www.halalaq.org