French politicians say the company is breaching the country’s secular tradition. In eight restaurants Quick is serving only beef from cows slaughtered in accordance with Islamic practice and all pork products have been removed.
The controversy has again raised attention French sensitivities about living with the largest Muslim population in Europe, at five million.
The town council In Roubaix, northern France, home to one of the outlets concerned, said it would take legal action against the fast food chain for discrimination.
The socialist-run town council accused Quick of “subordinating the supply of a good, the hamburger, to belonging or not belonging to a particular religion.”
The mayor of Marseille, who is centre-right, called for Quick to offer regular as well as halal beef in the two restaurants in the city that were part of the experiment.
Source: newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk
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