Ill. Admin. Code tit. 8, § 190.APPENDIX A
A. Raising of Animals
| This establishment slaughters only cattle, goats, sheep and lambs that have only been fed feed that does not contain animal by-products, such as 100% vegetarian feed, organic feed or Amish feed. | |
| The cattle, goats, sheep and lambs are free from diseases and raised without added hormones. | |
| The cattle, goats, sheep and lambs slaughtered here do not have any sub-therapeutic antibiotics in their system at the time of slaughter. |
B. Origin of Animals Slaughtered
| Animals are raised on the premises. | |
| USDA premises ID number: |
| Animals are purchased from the following farms (include the USDA Premise ID Number): |
| Name | ID # | |
| Animals are purchased from the following auctions: | |
C. Slaughter
| The USDA Plant Number of this slaughterhouse is: | ||
| The Illinois Department of Agriculture plant number of this slaughterhouse is: | ||
| The slaughterhouse is not under the supervision of any halal certifying entity. | ||
| The slaughterhouse is under the supervision of the following halal certifying entity. | ||
| Name of Certifying Entity: | ||
| Address: | ||
The slaughter of animals is performed in the following manner:
| The animal is alive at the time of slaughter. | ||||
| The animal is not stunned before slaughter. | ||||
| The animal is slaughtered with a sharp knife. | ||||
| The knife used during the slaughter is cleaned/sanitized after each animal. | ||||
| The animal is facing Mecca when slaughtered. | ||||
| The animal is slaughtered by a person who represents him/herself as a Muslim. | ||||
| Name: | ||||
| Certifying entity: | ||||
| The slaughterer pronounces an Islamic benediction while performing the slaughter. | ||||
| The animal is slaughtered with a swift, deep, transverse incision on the neck that causes a simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the jugular veins and carotid arteries on both sides, including the trachea and esophagus. | ||||
| The spinal cord is not severed at the time of slaughter. | ||||
| If any additional steps or procedures are performed, they are: | ||||
| Pigs are slaughtered in this slaughterhouse. | ||||
| If the above box is checked, answer the following: | |||
| Pigs are slaughtered on separate equipment. | |||
| Pigs are slaughtered on the same day as animals that are slaughtered to be sold as halal. | |||
| Pigs are slaughtered on a different day than animals that are slaughtered to be sold as halal. |
D. Post-Slaughter
| No part of the animal is cut before the animal is completely dead. | |
| Only non-animal derived/non-alcohol based cleansers and sanitizers are used to wash/clean the equipment. | |
| The animal is drained of blood following the slaughter. | |
| The animal slaughtered to be sold as halal is stored in a cooler or freezer that contains only meat or poultry to be sold as halal. | |
| Animals are labeled as halal or zabiha halal consistent with the Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book of the USDA. | |
| If the slaughterhouse fabricates meat to be sold as halal, food packaging materials have been certified as halal by a halal certifying entity. | |
| If the slaughterhouse fabricates meat to be sold as halal, the meat has not been co-mingled with any food or food product not represented to be halal. |
E. Certification by Slaughterhouse
I certify that the above information is correct.
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| Name of Slaughterhouse: |
Please check all that apply.