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Orthodox Union Releases Industry Animal Welfare Audit of AgriProcessors.
NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Rabbi Menachem Genack, Rabbinic Administrator of the Kashrus Division of the Orthodox Union, today released the results of an audit of the AgriProcessors plant in Postville, Iowa by the Animal Welfare Audit Program (AWAP) of the National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) that was conducted on February 17, 2005.
"We are extremely pleased the Food Marketing Institute based audit has vindicated AgriProcessors and validated what the Orthodox Union has said all along: AgriProcessors treats its animals humanely and meets our standards for kosher slaughter," Rabbi Genack said.
The rabbinic authorities that produce meat for their congregations through AgriProcessors have mandated the cut for religious slaughter be made while the animal is in a recumbent or inverted position. Recumbent kosher slaughter is considered humane under the federal Humane Slaughter Act. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel requires meat producers to slaughter their cattle in a recumbent position for their meat to be considered kosher. Recumbent slaughter is considered humane and is widely practiced in the European Union.
Rabbi Genack addressed the issue of recumbent and upright ...
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