McDonald's settles $700,000 lawsuit over Islamic food preparation

So the day before Yesterday, KFC opened a branch in Dar Es Salaam at the Mikocheni Area. Parking was ridiculous, there were cars parked all the way up the street. Not sure if they are Halal or not, I hope they are, as they are in Dar after all. I came across this article today, Mc Donald's was sued for false advertisement of Halal meat, its old news I know but an interesting read nonetheless. Now before you panic and think its every Mc Donald's, this one is in Michigan. I nabbed this article from The Telegraph.

 

 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 Daklallah, 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.