McDonald pays lawsuit over a sandwich

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  1. Skypilot68

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    McDonald's and one of its franchise owners agreed to pay $700,000 to members of the Muslim community to settle allegations a Detroit-area restaurant falsely advertised its food as being prepared according to Islamic dietary law.

    McDonald's and Finley's Management Co. agreed Friday to the tentative settlement, with that money to be shared by Dearborn Heights resident Ahmed Ahmed, a Detroit health clinic, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn and lawyers.

    Ahmed's attorney, Kassem Dakhlallah, told The Associated Press on Monday that he's "thrilled" with the preliminary deal that's expected to be finalized March 1. McDonald's and Finley's Management deny any liability but say the settlement is in their best interests.

    The lawsuit alleged that Ahmed bought a chicken sandwich in September 2011 at a Dearborn McDonald's but found it wasn't halal — meaning it didn't meet Islamic requirements for preparing food. Islam forbids consumption of pork, and God's name must be invoked before an animal providing meat for consumption is slaughtered.

    Dakhlallah said there are only two McDonald's in the United States that sell halal products and both are in Dearborn, which has one of the nation's largest Arab and Muslim communities. Overall, the Detroit area is home to about 150,000 Muslims of many different ethnicities.

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    ZCx Active Member Supporting Member

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    so that "hala" thingy is like the "kosher" thingy????
     
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    yes sir it is a sort of same thing.

    halal is the ritual that the animal need to be alive when it's killed and prepped for the meat.

    But when u serve pork meat to an islamic person and says it's beef... they eat it as wel and like it.
     
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    Obama would be proud...
     
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    Hahaha lol :D
     
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    That was a good one..I'll remember that next time I eat a unholy chicken sandwich..:p
     
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    I would think to deport 700,000 would be better.
     
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    sounds awesome...:D
     
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    There's so many of those bastards around they all recieved $ .50 cents each!
     
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    $700k is pocket change for any higher ups at McDonalds. That said, I wish their stock would stop effing me!
     
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    Part of his "spread the wealth" agenda....



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