Cutting the throat

    The Islamic method of slaughtering sees to it that the animals die in the fastest and least painful way. The throat of the animal is cut with a sharp instrument.

    The windpipe, the gullet and the two carotid arteries all have to be cut at the same time. A killed animal can only be Halal when all blood has flowed out of the animal. During slaughtering, Allah has to be called: “Bismillah, Allahu Akbar” (in the name of Allah, the greatest).

 

 

What does halal mean?

The Arabic word halal means 'allowed'. According to Islamic law, everything (both items and deeds) that is allowed is called halal. The opposite of halal is haram (forbidden). The Koran determines, very accurately, what is, and is not, allowed.

 

Halal is a central focus at Mekkafood, which consequently follows a strict and watertight monitoring mechanism for its food products, from the purchasing of ingredients, through to the production process, and on to the delivery and sale of products to consumers. There are no exceptions at Mekkafood:

 

If it's a Mekkafood product, then it's halal!

 

As a leading specialist in halal products, Mekkafood ensures that the rules are strictly followed when slaughtering animals, and follows these strict halal guidelines through to the sale of the final products. Mekkafood only processes chicken, turkey, beef and lamb meat from the Netherlands according to halal guidelines. This starts by checking the animals' environment. They are only fed healthy and vegetable-based fodder, and come from 100% halal-certified companies, which are regularly checked by Mekkafood and special research and certification agencies.

 

For Mekkafood it is entirely natural that no additives should be used in its products that do not meet halal criteria. Only vegetable-based additives are used to season special Mekkafood products.

 

Even the registration and monitoring system at Mekkafood is set up according to halal guidelines. The company adds the halal norms for the Islamic market to its other quality guarantee systems, such as IFS, ISO and HACCP. Together with the company's quality and hygiene policy, the monitoring system guarantees a production process that is both reliable and watertight, since everything can be proven and checked. Even years after a production run, Mekkafood can provide data to prove that the halal product was manufactured and processed according to all legal requirements.

 

Fresh products are checked and analysed daily. The tests also focus on this and show that all halal guidelines have been followed. This is the only way to ensure that halal criteria are met, consequently and watertight, in practice, so that you can always be certain: If it's a Mekkafood product, then it's halal!