Fast-food chains serving up halal food with a side of misinformation, expired certificates
Fast-food chains serving up halal food with a side of misinformation, expired certificates
by ResourceOk8692
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ResourceOk8692
>To see how well informed some of Canada’s top fast-food chains are about the halal food they’re selling, *Marketplace* went undercover at 10 restaurants — KFC, Popeyes, Osmow’s, Boston Pizza, and Mary Brown’s — by visiting two locations across the Greater Toronto Area for each of the chains.
>The team, which included a Muslim employee who follows a halal diet, asked a number of questions Muslim consumers and experts in the certification of halal food told *Marketplace* they need answered before feeling comfortable sitting down to eat.
>Employees at six of the 10 spots visited told the team the entire restaurant was certified halal — in fact, not one of the 10 locations *Marketplace* visited is.
Ripper1337
Well that’s rather shitty.
TyranitarusMack
Who gives a shit, just make sure the food is prepared properly and safely.
oompaloompa_grabber
And yet everyone was fine and god hasn’t smited anyone. Interesting
oralprophylaxis
i’m pretty sure almost all chicken and most beef come from halal sources and everyone just has to pay extra for the certificates and all that extra stuff just to confirm it actually is halal
Methodless
>He said he believes most of the misinformation Marketplace uncovered comes down to a lack of training for employees and a poor understanding of what halal is — and is not an intent to mislead consumers.
I do indeed think this is the case, but it’s disappointing at KFC, which literally *just* went Halal. You’d thinking the training/certificiation/knowledge transfer would be recent. I can almost expect a Popeyes to screw this up after years of employee turnover and not a lot of people asking questions
ManyNicePlates
Why is the national news network reporting this. Why is it in the public interest. This is a religious issue. The tone of this was “somebody needs to do something”. I believe the person who went around with them said the government needs to do something. Honestly I don’t want to eat halal food. I don’t what prayer linked to the food supply chain.
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>To see how well informed some of Canada’s top fast-food chains are about the halal food they’re selling, *Marketplace* went undercover at 10 restaurants — KFC, Popeyes, Osmow’s, Boston Pizza, and Mary Brown’s — by visiting two locations across the Greater Toronto Area for each of the chains.
>The team, which included a Muslim employee who follows a halal diet, asked a number of questions Muslim consumers and experts in the certification of halal food told *Marketplace* they need answered before feeling comfortable sitting down to eat.
>Employees at six of the 10 spots visited told the team the entire restaurant was certified halal — in fact, not one of the 10 locations *Marketplace* visited is.
Well that’s rather shitty.
Who gives a shit, just make sure the food is prepared properly and safely.
And yet everyone was fine and god hasn’t smited anyone. Interesting
i’m pretty sure almost all chicken and most beef come from halal sources and everyone just has to pay extra for the certificates and all that extra stuff just to confirm it actually is halal
>He said he believes most of the misinformation Marketplace uncovered comes down to a lack of training for employees and a poor understanding of what halal is — and is not an intent to mislead consumers.
I do indeed think this is the case, but it’s disappointing at KFC, which literally *just* went Halal. You’d thinking the training/certificiation/knowledge transfer would be recent. I can almost expect a Popeyes to screw this up after years of employee turnover and not a lot of people asking questions
Why is the national news network reporting this. Why is it in the public interest. This is a religious issue. The tone of this was “somebody needs to do something”. I believe the person who went around with them said the government needs to do something. Honestly I don’t want to eat halal food. I don’t what prayer linked to the food supply chain.