UK 9552 is the approval number of Kearns Poultry, BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland, an approved slaughterhouse in the UK.

UK 9552 is Kearns Poultry in BALLYMENA, postcode district BT44, Northern Ireland.

What is UK 9552 approved for?

The Food Standards Agency approves UK 9552 for cutting meat and slaughtering animals, for poultry.

UK 9552: Kearns Poultry, BALLYMENA

Q: Is meat from UK 9552 halal?

The approval number does not show whether meat is halal. Look for a halal logo from a named certifier on the pack, or ask the certifier or brand whether this plant and product are approved.

Approval number	UK 9552
Business	Kearns Poultry
Location	BALLYMENA, BT44, Northern Ireland
Approved for	Cutting Plant, Slaughterhouse
Species	poultry

About UK 9552

Kearns Poultry is based in BALLYMENA (BT44), Northern Ireland. The Food Standards Agency approves it for cutting meat and slaughtering animals, for poultry.

Is meat from UK 9552 halal?

The code shows which plant slaughtered, cut 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 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.

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.

What to ask before you rely on it

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?
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?

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 BT postcode area has 51 approved meat plants in the Food Standards Agency list, 19 of them slaughterhouses and 46 cutting plants. Northern Ireland has 51 in total.

Other meat plants in BALLYMENA

Meat plants elsewhere in the BT postcode area

Nearby approval numbers

UK 9554

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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.