Since being elected a number of residents have contacted me about their concerns about meat from non-stun slaughter not being adequately labelled. I am grateful to those people for making me aware of this issue and I agree that it is completely unacceptable.
I am therefore pleased to support my colleague Esther McVey’s ten minute rule bill which would bring in compulsory labelling for all meat products from non-stun slaughter ensuring consumer choice.
Animal welfare legislation requires all animals to be stunned before slaughter to minimise pain and suffering. But religious exemptions allow slaughter without stunning for kosher and halal meat.
Compulsory labelling is the absolute bare minimum of what we should be doing. That way we can all make an informed choice about the food we are eating.