Friday 18 June 2010

'Halal' 'bacon substitute'

BBC News, Coventry farmer defends bacon substitute for Muslims, 17 June 2010 "A Coventry farmer has insisted he is reacting to demand from traders in trying to give Muslims a taste of pork by producing bacon-style rashers from halal-slaughtered turkeys.

"Rod Adlington's attempts to imitate the meat, which Muslims cannot eat because of their religion, has seen a Muslim scholar voice concerns that it could lead to people eating real bacon from pork."