Fast food giant Subway has removed ham and bacon from almost 200 outlets, and switched to halal meat alternatives in an attempt to please its Muslim customers.
It has confirmed turkey ham and turkey rashers will be used instead in 185 of its stores, where all the meat will now be prepared according to halal rules.
The chain, which has around 1,500 outlets across the UK, explained its decision by saying it had to balance animal welfare concerns with 'the views of religious communities'.
[A COMMENT] Well that's me and Subway done, if I wanted halal I'd go to a Muslim country
[ANOTHER] What a bunch of mugs. If we went to a Muslim country and demanded that bacon be put ON the menu, I think we'd be shown the door - and rightly so. So long Subway.
[ANOTHER] If I went into a supermarket and asked them to remove all Halal products I would probably be called a racist. [Daily Mail] Read more
