About GB 2836
Real Meat Store is based in Wolverhampton (WV10), England. The Food Standards Agency approves it for making mince, making meat preparations such as sausages and marinated meat, processing meat products and cutting meat.
Is meat from GB 2836 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 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.
A processing plant handles processed products of animal origin, which includes cooked, cured and ready-to-eat meat products. Recipes can include gelatine, alcohol-based flavourings or other additives that the meat's own certificate does not cover.
What to ask before you rely on it
- 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?
- Is the finished product certified, not just the raw meat?
- Do the recipes contain gelatine, alcohol or other doubtful ingredients?
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 WV postcode area has 13 approved meat plants in the Food Standards Agency list, 0 of them slaughterhouses and 13 cutting plants. England has 731 in total.
Other meat plants in Wolverhampton
- GB 1095 · Blakemore Meats
- GB 2229 · Link Foods Ltd
- GB 2976 · Fast Track Food Ltd
- GB 4394 · Weddel Swift Distribution Limited
- GB 4599 · Dovecote Poultry Products
- GB 4715 · Ettingshall Poultry
- GB 4806 · Ashik Chicken Kebabs Limited