Piyush Goyal-led ministry liberates the red-meat trade from Halal monopoly

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the apex physique for the promotion of agricultural export, has eliminated the phrase ‘Halal’ from its Red Meat Manual. Previously Upword, a not-for-profit information platform raised the problem with the Ministry of Commerce of Industry’s Red Meat Manual which has prescribed ‘Halal’ meat for exports.“All animals must be slaughtered by Halal method in the presence of holy men approved by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind as per Islamic Shariyat, for certification,” tweeted Upword.APEDA was fast to make clear that there is no such thing as a such situation imposed by the Government of India however it’s a requirement of the vast majority of the importing international locations. The company additional clarified that the certification shouldn’t be issued by the Government of India however these businesses are accredited straight by the importing international locations.However, now the federal government has deleted the phrase ‘Halal’ altogether from the Red Meat Manual. “We thank the govt for taking our constructive criticism seriously and removing portions from the APEDA’s Med Meat Manual that endorsed the halal method. Such responsiveness goes a long way in building trust and strengthens the nation. Really appreciate it,” tweeted Upword, the organisation that had raised the problem, thanking APEDA and Union Minister Piyush Goyal.We thank the govt. for taking our constructive criticism critically and eradicating parts from the APEDA purple meat guide that endorsed the Halal methodology. Such responsiveness goes a good distance in constructing belief and strengthens the nation. Really admire it.cc: @PiyushGoyalOffc pic.twitter.com/pxtD8oeuRH— Upword (@upword_) January 4, 2021With a halal prescription, the Hindu and Sikh communities which deploy “Jhatka’ method to slaughter animals for meat, can sell meat in India, if not export to Islamic countries as the meat slaughtered by non-Muslim communities is not considered halal.Religious certification of food products is becoming a big issue in India, as extremist Muslims had been monopolising the regulation of non-vegetarian, as well as, vegetarian food through the halal certification. Even companies like Patanjali were forced to take halal certification from various Muslims certification bodies, which charge hefty money ranging from 500 rupees to 5,000 rupees per food product.Previously, multinational fast-food chain McDonald’s was caught in a fix after the company had declared that they only serve Islamic halal certified foods in India. This declaration, coming from the food chain, had unsettled consumers from several communities who either had reservations against the painful and inherently exclusionist halal technique or had other religious compulsions.According to a study by Adroit Market research, the global halal market is worth more than 4.54 trillion dollars. To give a comparison, this is more than the GDP of Germany, India or the United Kingdom. By 2025, the global halal meat industry is expected to touch 9.71 trillion dollars with a complete monopoly of Muslims over it.As per Food Standards Agency of United Kingdom, “51 per cent of lamb, 31 per cent of chicken, and 7 per cent of beef slaughtered in Britain – from a total of 16 million animals per week – is now ‘religiously killed’, which is way more than total Muslim population of the country which is only 5 per cent.”The halal meat trade is ‘of the Muslims, by the Muslims but for everyone’. In international locations all over the world together with the United States, the United Kingdom, and India, the tiny Muslims minority has compelled the bulk group to stick to their practices and requirements.The Muslim group has already monopolised the non-vegetarian meals trade and compelled decrease caste and decrease class of Hindus to go unemployed. As even vegetarian meals models are being requested to get the halal certification if they need a clean run with no boycott from Muslims, regardless of the very fact, all vegetarian meals is halal (pure) as per Quran. In a rustic the place a majority of shoppers are non-Muslims, Halal meals is being compelled down their throat, because of cartelisation, fundamentalism, and unity of Muslims.