CountryFrance
RegionUK & Europe
StunningNo stunning.
About AVS
AVS is a French certifier known for strict standards and permanent on-site monitoring, including no stunning. It is widely trusted by French Muslims for meat and restaurants.
How to check a certificate
- Look for the logo on the pack or a certificate displayed in the restaurant, with an expiry date.
- Search the business or product on AVS's official website.
- Be wary of logos that look similar but are not the official mark.
Scholars differ on stunning and machine slaughter — see Is stunned meat halal? and machine-slaughtered chicken.