About GB 2854
The Aurox Meat Company Ltd is based in Fareham (PO15), England. The Food Standards Agency approves it for making mince, cold storage, re-wrapping and repacking and cutting meat.
Is meat from GB 2854 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 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 re-wrapping approval means the plant unwraps and packs meat again without preparing it. A pack can carry this plant's code while the meat was slaughtered and cut elsewhere, so the supplier before the repack matters.
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 halal-certified products stored separately and labelled?
- Who supplied the meat before it was repacked?
- Does the halal certificate cover the repacking step?
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 PO postcode area has 8 approved meat plants in the Food Standards Agency list, 0 of them slaughterhouses and 8 cutting plants. England has 731 in total.
Meat plants elsewhere in the PO postcode area
- GB 2143 · Shanklin
- GB 2144 · Ryde
- GB 2646 · Chichester
- GB 6213 · Portsmouth
- GB 6219 · Portsmouth
- GB 6222 · Portsmouth
- GB 6223 · Portsmouth