halal? I hope so

I've always wondered if those turkeys being sold in carrefour are acually halal to eat. I'm sure most of you guys out there may have also seen and wondered.. There's a picture that we took of the halal certification sticker on the frozen bird.


So I checked out the producer's offical website and found that they claimed that they do produce halal frozen poultry. The halal logo on the tag was a little different though.. see below..


Hmmm.... maybe new halal logo? who are these Halal Food Council S.E.A anyway? so I did a check on google and found that the same party was mentioned as a Halal certifier in this web document on Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan Malaysia and also this document on USDA (US Dept of Agricultural) Foreign Agricultural Services. Here's a htmlized version thanks to google. Seems from the document that as of Nov last year (2004) JAKIM has 3 recognized Halal Certifier in the US and one of them is the Halal Food Council S.E.A. Interesting..

I've sent the picture and related URL to JAKIM and awaits their answer. Will post here once I get any reply from JAKIM. Meanwhile munchkins is looking forward to browsing for some roasted turkey recipes.