The Food Professor

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@BArBArA_E_K Do you have any evidence of that?

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"People who choose Canada deserve a credible opportunity to become secure and independent. The volunteers at food banks handing them groceries deserve governments willing to make that opportunity real."

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@illiberal_party https://t.co/p8vhoPl1Ob

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More about this here: https://t.co/MVriToEhr2

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BREAKING: Trump reportedly preparing to lift 50% tariffs on some Canadian farm machinery, refrigeration equipment and food packaging ahead of U.S. midterms.

Final exemptions remain unconfirmed.

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SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Food banks are doing heroic work. Governments are making it necessary https://t.co/Saxlajdtey

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@FoodProfessor Shocked, I am.

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@GDanay Yes, that is a lot...

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Food prices in Canada are rising again in October...⬇️

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Link to full article: https://t.co/nZyZttc0QH

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@lamccon Chicken is Halal, 100%

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This is a problem...

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📣I CONTACTED COSTCO AND SUNRISE FARMS. HERE'S WHAT I FOUND.📣

A Costco meat manager confirmed to me that Kirkland-branded chicken, beef, and lamb are halal-certified. Organic chicken is not. I was told this has been the practice for YEARS. The beef is certified, but if opened and cut in store it is "no longer Halal".

I also contacted Sunrise Farms, which confirmed that they are halal-certified. However, when I asked whether they stun animals BEFORE slaughter, I was transferred and received no answer.

Lilydale is now owned by Sofina Foods, but I was unable to reach anyone there by phone.

SO WHAT DOES HALAL SLAUGHTER MEAN?

Halal slaughter requires a prescribed religious method, including a throat incision and a prayer or invocation. The use of stunning depends on the halal certification requirements: some halal standards permit reversible stunning before the cut; others do not.

In conventional slaughter, animals are generally stunned before the cut to render them unconscious. The important question is whether halal-certified meat is produced using pre-slaughter stunning or without it.

WHAT DOES CANADIAN LAW SAY?

Under Canada's federal slaughter regulations, religious slaughter may be conducted without prior stunning under specified conditions. The rules require the animal to be unconscious before it is suspended and dead before dressing procedures begin.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulates slaughter practices, but halal certification alone does not tell consumers whether an animal was stunned before its throat was cut.

MY QUESTION IS SIMPLE:

If consumers are buying halal-certified meat without realizing it, shouldn't they be able to find out exactly how the animals were slaughtered?

I contacted these companies to get answers. I still have an important unanswered question:

**ARE THE ANIMALS STUNNED BEFORE SLAUGHTER?**

Consumers deserve clear, transparent answers.

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@FoodProfessor Heh, him too!

Curse him and his fiscal responsibility!!!

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@Cayman74743634 We need to blame Harper for this.

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@LibmenarelowT Not looking good for the Fall...

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@MarcusRico69 Ya think?

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"What’s the point of having a strategic maple syrup reserve if there’s no maple syrup in it? Quebec needs to respond more quickly to rising demand, or American producers will capitalize on its slow response."

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@Geetick1 Yes.

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Hunger Doesn’t Wait for a Government Cheque https://t.co/egNjVaeTee

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More reports on the Canadian Food Sentiment Index...

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"The data show that while many Canadians are dipping into their savings to pay for food, millennials are dining out more often. The picture is anything but consistent."