Christian consumers complain about halaal ccertification at retail outlets
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The City Press ran a story recently stating that the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) had been flooded with letters from Christian consumers complaining that most food and beverages in their supermarkets are certified halaal, with some saying they don’t want to eat or drink anything “sacrificed to idols”.
Complaints received by the CRL against supermarkets and Muslim halaal-certification authorities show some Christians are furious about the prevalence of halaal-certified food in grocery stores and restaurants, claiming it violates their right to freedom of choice. Now we spoke to various halal bodies about this issue which also popped up some years back, which some attributed to misunderstanding of what the halaal certification means.
Breakfast Beat spoke to Imraahn Mukaddam, Director of consumer action network and Rev. Theunis Botha, party leader of the Christian Democratic Party
Complaints received by the CRL against supermarkets and Muslim halaal-certification authorities show some Christians are furious about the prevalence of halaal-certified food in grocery stores and restaurants, claiming it violates their right to freedom of choice. Now we spoke to various halal bodies about this issue which also popped up some years back, which some attributed to misunderstanding of what the halaal certification means.
Breakfast Beat spoke to Imraahn Mukaddam, Director of consumer action network and Rev. Theunis Botha, party leader of the Christian Democratic Party