The Workshop of the Dialrel project (FP6-2005-FOOD-4-C), Religious slaughter, improving knowledge and expertise through dialogue and debate on issues of welfare, legislation and socio-economic aspects, was held in

Istanbul, Turkey on 15th-16th March 2010.

Taxim Hill Hotel

Programme of the workshop

[press release]

[pictures]

Presentation  

List of participants

Programme March 15th

10.00 Coffee and Welcome

10.30 – 11.00 Mara Miele (Cardiff University, UK) Project overview and areas of concern, [presentation]

11.00 – 13.00 1st Session : Religious rules, legislation, Animal welfare and Socio-economic issues . Chairperson James Kirkwood (HSA, United Kingdom)

• Lill Vramo, (SIFO, Norway)
  Media and public debate [presentation], [report],[poster]. 
  
• Rossella Bottoni (Catholic University, Italy)
  Legislations on religious slaughter [presentation], [report],[poster].
  
• Joerg Luy (Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany)
  Political options [presentation], [report],[poster].

Discussion

• Haluk Anil (Cardiff University, UK)
  Halal rules and requirements [presentation], [report],[poster].
• Ari Zivotofsky (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
  Rules and regulation for shechita [presentation], [report],[poster].

Discussion

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch and poster viewing

14.00 – 16.30 2nd Session :Dialrel presentations: Consumers concerns, market development and current slaughtering practices. Chairperson Bo Algers (SLU, Sweden)

• Florence Bergeaud-Blackler, (IREMAM, Université de la Méditerranée, France)
  Halal and Kosher consumer and consumption issues [presentation], [report],[poster1],[poster2] .
• John Lever, (Cardiff University, UK)
  Halal and Kosher supply chain development [presentation], [poster].

Discussion

• Antonio Velarde, (IRTA, Spain)
  Survey and spot visits of slaughterhouses in Europe [presentation], [report],[poster1], [poster2].
• Haluk Anil (Cardiff University, UK)
  Consideration of handling and slaughter methods in Turkey [presentation], [report],[poster].

Discussion

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break and Poster session

Programme March 16th

09.00 Welcome Mara Miele

09.05 Third session: National experiences of dialogue and recommendations .Chairperson Claudia Terlouw (INRA, France)

• Beniamino Cenci Goga, (Perugia University, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria)
  Information on Italian perspective and consumers [presentation].
• Karen von Holleben (BSI Schwarzenbek, Germany), Antonio Velarde (IRTA, Spain) and Haluk Anil (Cardiff University, UK), Evaluation of current practices and presentation of recommendations for improvements to permissible methods, [presentation], [report],[poster].

Discussion

10.40 Coffee break

11.00 – 13.00 Feedback on recommendations: DG-SANCO, OIE, and AB members
[video]

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

Chairperson James Kirkwood (HSA, United Kingdom)

14.00 – 14.30 General discussion

14.30 – 15.00 Andrea Gavinelli (DG-SANCO) Conclusions

15.00 Coffee and Close