In our secularised societies, a few domains still exist where the political temptation to regulate the religious field has not totally disappeared. This is the case of the slaughter industry in Europe. An increasing number of these ritually slaughtered meats circulate in the conventional food chain which poses the question of their double status, that of food and that of a religious product. As they revise this directive will the European Union reflect on the regulation of religious foods? This revision represents a unique opportunity for us to reflect on what main issues are at stake in the regulation of religious slaughter.