Halal Monitoring Authority (HMA Canada)

The slaughterer will manually slaughter each bird with a knife that is sharp and in good condition. At no point will the person conducting the slaughter or any abattoir personal resort to slaughtering the birds mechanically with a mechanical rotating blade.

slaughter poultry · hmacanada.org/what-is-halal

It is for this reason HMA does not accept this procedure.

machine · hmacanada.org/faqs

Birds may be stunned by way of water bath provided the voltage simply renders them motionless and does not cause them to suffer any physical injury or die.

stunning poultry · hmacanada.org/what-is-halal

Birds may be stunned upon the approval of the HMA through Controlled Atmospheric Stunning (CAS) provided the gas applied is strictly CO2, its exposure to the birds is regulated, the bird remains alive at the time of slaughter, its body temperature is the same as it was prior to being stunned and it bleeds the same amount as it would have had it been electrically stunned.

stunning poultry cas · hmacanada.org/what-is-halal

The person conducting the slaughter cannot employ any method of stunning, such as the captive bolt stunning prior to slaughter. Post cut stunning may be applied where required upon the approval of the halal authority.

stunning red meat · hmacanada.org/what-is-halal

HMA does not accept stunning for lambs, goats and sheep in any capacity. It allows stunning in veal and beef 10 to 15 seconds after the ritual cut has been made in certain operations, not all.

stunning lamb · hmacanada.org/faqs

The person conducting the slaughter must be a Muslim of integrity.

kitabiyy · hmacanada.org/what-is-halal

If the animal was shot with a captive bolt pistol prior to slaughter, or the required passages were not cut properly or a non-Muslim slaughtered the animal, or it was left over kosher meat etc., it will not be certifiable according to us.

kitabiyy 2 · hmacanada.org/faqs

HMA inspectors are physically present on-site to supervise slaughter operations and ensure all Islamic requirements are followed.

monitoring · hmacanada.org/our-process

Currently, HMA has approximately 30 full time inspectors that span across four different provinces of Canada.

monitoring 2 · hmacanada.org/faqs