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What is Halal Meat? Clearing Up Misconceptions of Halal Meat

Have you ever wondered what the word "halal" means when you see it on food packaging? 

Halal is an Arabic word referring to the Islamic guidelines for preparing permissible meat.

For meat to be considered halal, the animal must be slaughtered specially. First, the animal must be treated humanely and killed quickly with a very sharp knife.  Also, the person slaughtering the animal must say a prayer to God while doing it.  So when you see the word halal on meat packaging, it means the animal was slaughtered according to Muslim traditions.