Islam is the world's second largest religion, with 1 billion followers worldwide and 1.5 million in the UK. Halal is an important and integral part of Islamic life and its rules are outlined in the Koran.
There are three categories of foods which are either:
Other words you may come across are Makrooh, meaning 'religiously discouraged' or 'disliked', and Dhabiha, meaning 'slaughtered according to Islamic method'.
Main dietary practices
The rules share many elements with Jewish kosher practices (see Nutrition, 27 November 2003) but are not quite as complicated, since it is not forbidden to eat or cook dairy foods with meat foods. However, kosher-certified foods are often eaten by Muslims, as they are easily obtainable and also fit the dietary laws of Islam.
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