Horse meat affair: a surge in demand for meat kosher in the UK

Horse meat case in the UK and other European countries has caused a surge in demand for kosher meat in the United Kingdom, including a sharp increase in purchases by butchers - where meat is more expensive.

Britain is still shocked that frozen horse meat was sold at supermarket chains and stores and marketed as beef, including large global companies which have fallen into the trap.

Investigations are ongoing and various reasons have been reported in the media, such as the involvement of the mafia and the desire of suppliers from countries like Romania to earn more, hence the desire to sell horse meat for cheap instead of beef.

Now, as recently reported by the newspaper "Jewish Chronicle", the British increasingly prefer to buy meat from butchers and kosher meat. Jackie Lifovic, chairman of kosher meat dealers in the UK, said that the horse meat affair may be "the best thing" which happened to the kosher meat industry for many years.

Especially in Europe, where they sharply criticized the Jewish kosher slaughter due to various factors considered cruelty to animals, kosher meat is now enjoying a revival. Rabbi Yehuda Brodie from Manchester Court said that companies can "learn a lot" from the kosher meat products: "The level of oversight on all kosher meat products ensures that products meet our requirements."

Elaine Mann, a butcher's employee in North - West London, said to the Chronicle about the "surge" in buying kosher meat: "People always said kosher meat is expensive, but now they know why."

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