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GB 4539: Hashams Halal Poultry

GB 4539 is the approval number printed in the oval mark on meat handled by Hashams Halal Poultry in Birmingham, England.

Approval numberGB 4539
BusinessHashams Halal Poultry
LocationBirmingham, B10, England
Approved forSlaughterhouse, Cutting Plant
Speciespoultry

About GB 4539

Hashams Halal Poultry is based in Birmingham (B10), England. The Food Standards Agency approves it for slaughtering animals and cutting meat, for poultry.

Is meat from GB 4539 halal?

The code shows which plant slaughtered, cut or packed the meat, not whether it is halal. The business has "halal" in its name. That suggests it supplies the halal market, but a name is not a certificate: look for a certifier's logo. 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 slaughterhouse approval means animals are killed and dressed here. This is the step where halal is decided: how the animal is slaughtered, whether it is stunned first, who performs the slaughter and which certifier monitors it.

A cutting plant cuts carcasses into joints and portions. It does not slaughter animals, so the meat arrives from a slaughterhouse and the halal question moves upstream: where the meat came from, and whether halal meat is kept apart from non-halal meat while it is cut.

What to ask before you rely on it

  • Is the slaughter here halal certified, and by which body?
  • Are animals stunned before slaughter, and does your certifier accept that?
  • Are halal and non-halal animals kept apart?
  • Which slaughterhouses supply this plant, and are they halal certified?
  • Is halal meat cut on separate lines or at separate times from non-halal meat?

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 B postcode area has 40 approved meat plants in the Food Standards Agency list, 7 of them slaughterhouses and 36 cutting plants. England has 731 in total.

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Meat plants elsewhere in the B postcode area

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Source: Food Standards Agency, Approved Food Establishments, 2026-10-19 (Open Government Licence v3). Details can change; check with the business.