About GB 2296
The Eden Valley Meat Company Ltd is based in Penrith (CA11), England. The Food Standards Agency approves it for cold storage, making mince, making meat preparations such as sausages and marinated meat, cutting meat, re-wrapping and repacking and processing meat products.
Is meat from GB 2296 halal?
The code shows which plant cut, prepared or packed the meat, not whether it is halal. Look for a halal logo from a named certifier, such as HMC or HFA, or ask the brand which certifier approves the product. More in halal meat codes.
What this approval means for halal
A cold store keeps chilled or frozen products. It does not cut, prepare or slaughter, so its approval says nothing about how the meat was produced.
A mince approval means the plant makes minced meat. Mince is made from trimmings, so one batch can combine meat from several carcasses and suppliers.
A meat preparation approval covers fresh meat with something added, such as sausages, burgers, kebabs and marinated meat. The added ingredients (marinades, casings, seasonings and flavourings) can bring in pork, alcohol or animal-derived additives, even when the meat itself is halal.
What to ask before you rely on it
- Are halal-certified products stored separately and labelled?
- Is the raw meat halal certified at source?
- Is halal mince made separately from non-halal mince?
- Are all added ingredients halal, including casings and flavourings?
- Is the meat halal certified, and does the certificate cover this product?
Ask the brand on the pack, or the halal certifier named on it. Plants rarely publish this, so a written answer from the brand is the best evidence.
Meat plants in the area
The CA postcode area has 8 approved meat plants in the Food Standards Agency list, 2 of them slaughterhouses and 8 cutting plants. England has 731 in total.
Other meat plants in Penrith
- GB 1007 · Frank Bird (Poultry) Ltd
- GB 2400 · Cranston's Quality Butchers Ltd
- GB 2777 · Westmorland Limited