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Zabiha is the Islamic method of slaughtering animals that Muslims are permitted to eat.
Under HMS standards, the animal must be alive at slaughter, the appropriate passages of the throat must be cut, a qualified Muslim performs the slaughter, and “Bismillah” is said before each individual animal.
Zabiha is not simply a label. It is a specific religious process.
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