Nearly 200 UK Subways are halal only

[ufo_investigations]

Subway removes ham and bacon from nearly 200 stores and offers halal meat only after 'strong demand' from Muslims

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2616576/Subway-removes-ham-pork-nearly-200-stores-strong-dem...

I wonder if this is going to happen here?

[Anonymous]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

Subway removes ham and bacon from nearly 200 stores and offers halal meat only after 'strong demand' from Muslims

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2616576/Subway-removes-ham-pork-nearly-200-stores-strong-dem...

I wonder if this is going to happen here?

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And the problem is?

The thing is you probably don't even know you are eating halal meat. All Australian processesoors by law have to have procedures in place for processing their meat for halal consumption.

So sticker or not, I am sure much of the meat already makes it onto your subway even though it doesn't have the dreaded sticker.

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how can you not know if  you're  eating

bacon or ham ?

[Anonymous]

why cant they offer both?

halal AND bacon and ham for

those customers who like it.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

why cant they offer both?

halal AND bacon and ham for

those customers who like it.

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They can - they just choose not to - it's called democracy.

[bushies.girl]

Surely democracy is freedom for everyone to have a choice in what food they would like to buy from there, not just the "not so silent minority"

[karliandjacko]

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@bushies.girl wrote:
Surely democracy is freedom for everyone to have a choice in what food they would like to buy from there, not just the "not so silent minority"

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They do have the choice. They can go to one of the 90% of Subway stores that offer the standard menu.

[azureline**]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

why cant they offer both?

halal AND bacon and ham for

those customers who like it.

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ask subway?

[punch*drunk]

Their shops their choice I guess. Does seem kind of silly to turn away customers though just for the sake of selling bacon or not. Even in the areas with a higher muslim population there must be some non muslims and passersby that will now go elsewhere.

Or are muslims not allowed to purchase any meat from a shop that also sells bacon or ham?

I guess they have to weigh up is the bacon going to turn away more customers or the lack of it.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@bushies.girl wrote:
Surely democracy is freedom for everyone to have a choice in what food they would like to buy from there, not just the "not so silent minority"

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No democracy is freedom for any retail outlet to choose what they wish to sell and freedom for any buyer to choose whether or not to buy the goods on offer. 

Some (vegetarian) restaurants choose to sell any meat.

Some shops choose not to sell cigarettes. 

Are they being undemocratic?

[the_great_she_elephant]

. Does seem kind of silly to turn away customers though just for the sake of selling bacon or not.

I think you'd probably find that, in the areas where these outlets operate, the number of extra customers they would gain through selling only halal food would outnumber those who might be turned away.

[azureline**]

and think of the pigs saved................