You Might Be Eating Halal Meat And Not Even Know It

Source https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/04/05/599520906/you-might-be-eating-halal-meat-and-not-even-know-it?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

  Cuts of halal lamb shoulder sit on a shelf at the Superior Farms plant in Denver, waiting to be sold to small specialty stores that cater to Muslim consumers.

As the U.S. Muslim population grows, so does demand for meat from animals slaughtered according to Islamic law. But some grocers don’t use the halal label because of fears of an Islamophobic backlash.

(Image credit: Esther Honig/Harvest Public Media)

Source https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/04/05/599520906/you-might-be-eating-halal-meat-and-not-even-know-it?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

  Cuts of halal lamb shoulder sit on a shelf at the Superior Farms plant in Denver, waiting to be sold to small specialty stores that cater to Muslim consumers.

As the U.S. Muslim population grows, so does demand for meat from animals slaughtered according to Islamic law. But some grocers don’t use the halal label because of fears of an Islamophobic backlash.

(Image credit: Esther Honig/Harvest Public Media)

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