Wakefield school apologises after serving non-halal meat labelled halal

(BBC) A primary school has apologised to parents and carers for serving non-halal meat that was labelled as halal.

The principal of Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill in Wakefield said he discovered last week that not all the meat served to pupils in the past was halal, despite being labelled as such.

Principal Martin Fenton said it had been a mistake and that he was “very sorry that it has happened.”

He said the school had immediately changed its ordering process.

The school, which is run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, set up its own kitchen in 2016, according to a letter sent out to parents by Mr Fenton.

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