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Belgium is at the centre of Europe's debate on religious slaughter. Flanders and Wallonia both require animals to be stunned before slaughter, including for Halal and kosher slaughter, under decrees adopted in 2017; the Brussels-Capital Region has no such ban. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in December 2020 that member states may impose reversible stunning for ritual slaughter, and Belgium's Constitutional Court upheld the Flemish and Walloon bans in 2021.
Halal certification is private. Brussels is home to certification bodies such as the Halal Food Council of Europe, founded in 2010, which certifies food, drinks, cosmetics and supplements for producers across Europe. This guide lists the institutions behind each part, with their pages on Wasabih.
Certification bodies based in Belgium that certify Halal products for European producers.
The Halal Food Council of Europe (HFCE)
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HFCE is a European halal certification body providing certification services for food products across European Union member states.
Not in Flanders or Wallonia, where decrees adopted in 2017 require stunning before all slaughter, including religious slaughter. The Brussels-Capital Region has no such ban.
Yes. The EU Court of Justice ruled on 17 December 2020 (case C-336/19) that member states may require reversible stunning for ritual slaughter, and Belgium's Constitutional Court upheld the Flemish and Walloon bans in 2021.
A stunning method that makes the animal unconscious without causing its death, so that it is still alive when slaughtered. The EU Court of Justice accepted that member states may require it in ritual slaughter.
Private certification bodies. The Halal Food Council of Europe, based in Brussels since 2010, certifies food, drinks, cosmetics and supplements for producers in Belgium and other European countries.
Yes. The bans concern how animals are slaughtered in Flanders and Wallonia; Halal meat from slaughter with reversible stunning, from Brussels or from abroad can be sold.
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