Note in tema di macellazione religiosa secondo il rito islamico

The European Union law on slaughter imposes the obligation to stun the animal before slaughter, with the exception of religious slaughter, among which falls the islamic (dir. 74/577/CEE; reg. 1099/2009/CE). The EU law, founded on philosophical assumptions other than those of the Jewish and Islamic tradition, therefore respects this tradition. Even the food safety legislation considers religious slaughter practices, when necessary. For the remains, it does not conflict with the practices of ritual slaughter, particularly Islamic (reg. 178/2002/CE; reg. 852/2004/CE; reg. 853/2004/CE; reg. 1935/2004/CE).The compliance with Islamic rules regarding food, which descend from the Koran, is attested, in Italiy, by a “halal” certification system. An Islamic religious authority (CO.RE.IS. – Comunità religiosa islamica italiana) oversees it, and issues a “Halal-Italia” certification.The "Halal Italia" certification also shows that religious precepts can be adapted to new production processes and new technologies, while maintaining firm their basic inspiration, as taught in an important advice of the Italian National Bioethics Committee of 19 September 2003.