 Those opposing the ban included Fridtjof Nansen, but the division on the issue crossed party lines in all mainstream parties, except the Farmer's Party, which was principled in its opposition to schechita.The Food Health regulations were controversial, especially the stunning requirement, as they would lead to a fundamental change in the meat producing market.A committee was commissioned on 11 February 1927 that consulted numerous experts and visited a slaughterhouse in Copenhagen.