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<blockquote data-quote="Big Al" data-source="post: 212831" data-attributes="member: 1001"><p>If anyone is interested I received a reply this morning to an email I sent to Morrison's customer services on 26th October. Given the length of time it has taken for them to respond someone has clearly put some effort into answering my queries, which makes a nice change from being fobbed off.</p><p></p><p>I raised the following points in my email.</p><p>1. Why have Morrison's started to supply imported lamb during the height of the British lamb season. (Although I don't myself know that this is a recent phenomenon, I was only made aware of it by this thread)</p><p>2. Why do Morrison's insist that all their British lamb must be farm assured, to only then import lamb uncutting the British produce with a product with lower welfare standards, I specifically asked if the sheep were subject to Mulesing.</p><p>3. I asked if the lamb that there were importing from Australia was Halal. (I don't have a problem with Halal myself as long as its carried out properly, however there is a statement on the Morrison's website which is have quoted before</p><p>"<em>Morrisons recognises the importance religious communities attach to food produced in accordance with their beliefs, and in response to customer demand we sell a number of branded halal and kosher products. Our customers who do not wish to purchase halal or kosher can choose our fresh meat in full confidence that all animals are pre-stunned and no prayer is read at slaughter.</em>"</p><p></p><p>I appreciate that there are a number of people who don't want to be eating Halal meat and I fully agree that meat that is prepared in this way should be labelled as such.</p><p></p><p>Email Response is as follows</p><p></p><p><em>"Thank you for your email in which you raised a number of queries about our lamb.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>We sell a small proportion of imported lamb in order to stay competitive on price and meet the needs of customers on a budget. However, it is important to point out that the vast majority of fresh meat we sell (including lamb) will continue to be sourced direct from British farmers and processed at our own abattoirs, which is a commitment no other supermarket can match. Operating three abattoirs in Britain not only supports British farmers, it gives us unrivalled control over the quality of our meat.</em></p><p><em>Of course, in these tough economic times we have to offer customers the choice of more affordable alternatives, but we are careful to clearly label our products so that customers know where the meat comes from and can make properly informed decisions. And we believe that by keeping the Morrisons brand British for fresh meat, we are making it easier for customers to find home produced product.</em></p><p><em>Turning specifically to method of slaughter and mulesing. I can confirm that the meat we source from Australia (and New Zealand) is all stunned before slaughter, and our vacuum packed fresh lamb imported from Australia is not subject to mulesing, in line with our welfare requirements on fresh meat.</em></p><p><em>I hope this reply is helpful.</em></p><p><em>Thanks again for contacting us.</em></p><p><em>Kindest regards</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Morrisons Supermarkets PLC"</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Incidentally I never asked them whether the lamb was pre-stunned, I asked whether it was Halal or not, given that most halal meat in Austrlia is pre stunned before slaughter, you can draw your own conclusions as to why they answered a different question to the one I asked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Al, post: 212831, member: 1001"] If anyone is interested I received a reply this morning to an email I sent to Morrison's customer services on 26th October. Given the length of time it has taken for them to respond someone has clearly put some effort into answering my queries, which makes a nice change from being fobbed off. I raised the following points in my email. 1. Why have Morrison's started to supply imported lamb during the height of the British lamb season. (Although I don't myself know that this is a recent phenomenon, I was only made aware of it by this thread) 2. Why do Morrison's insist that all their British lamb must be farm assured, to only then import lamb uncutting the British produce with a product with lower welfare standards, I specifically asked if the sheep were subject to Mulesing. 3. I asked if the lamb that there were importing from Australia was Halal. (I don't have a problem with Halal myself as long as its carried out properly, however there is a statement on the Morrison's website which is have quoted before "[I]Morrisons recognises the importance religious communities attach to food produced in accordance with their beliefs, and in response to customer demand we sell a number of branded halal and kosher products. Our customers who do not wish to purchase halal or kosher can choose our fresh meat in full confidence that all animals are pre-stunned and no prayer is read at slaughter.[/I]" I appreciate that there are a number of people who don't want to be eating Halal meat and I fully agree that meat that is prepared in this way should be labelled as such. Email Response is as follows [I]"Thank you for your email in which you raised a number of queries about our lamb. We sell a small proportion of imported lamb in order to stay competitive on price and meet the needs of customers on a budget. However, it is important to point out that the vast majority of fresh meat we sell (including lamb) will continue to be sourced direct from British farmers and processed at our own abattoirs, which is a commitment no other supermarket can match. Operating three abattoirs in Britain not only supports British farmers, it gives us unrivalled control over the quality of our meat. Of course, in these tough economic times we have to offer customers the choice of more affordable alternatives, but we are careful to clearly label our products so that customers know where the meat comes from and can make properly informed decisions. And we believe that by keeping the Morrisons brand British for fresh meat, we are making it easier for customers to find home produced product. Turning specifically to method of slaughter and mulesing. I can confirm that the meat we source from Australia (and New Zealand) is all stunned before slaughter, and our vacuum packed fresh lamb imported from Australia is not subject to mulesing, in line with our welfare requirements on fresh meat. I hope this reply is helpful. Thanks again for contacting us. Kindest regards Morrisons Supermarkets PLC"[/I] Incidentally I never asked them whether the lamb was pre-stunned, I asked whether it was Halal or not, given that most halal meat in Austrlia is pre stunned before slaughter, you can draw your own conclusions as to why they answered a different question to the one I asked. [/QUOTE]
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