Posted on 04/04/2026 4:32:05 PM PDT by gnarledmaw
For three years, a butcher in Zurich (Switzerland) sold pork to customers who believed they were purchasing veal. Following an inspection by a food safety officer, the butcher has now been held accountable.
A halal butcher sells—in theory—halal meat: that is, meat permitted under Islamic law, and therefore, *a fortiori*, not pork.
This Zurich-based butcher, however, does not appear to share that view. Over a three-year period, he allegedly sold 3.1 tons of pork while passing it off as veal, according to the Swiss edition of *20Minutes*, which broke the story. The deception was twofold.
**Fraud**
On one hand, religious customers purchasing meat at his shop unknowingly and involuntarily violated their dietary traditions. On the other hand, the butcher reaped significant profits, as pork is considerably cheaper than veal on the meat market.
The scheme ended badly for the butcher: when his shop was inspected, the deception was immediately uncovered. The Zurich resident was fined 18,000 Swiss francs (approximately 15,000 euros) "for fraud and making false statements," according to the indictment issued by the Zurich-Limmat Public Prosecutor's Office.
Re: lower pork fat.
That’s not really a good thing for taste. The secret with pork (and beef) is that the fat is where the flavor comes from.
CC
I liked pork a lot more when it had more fat. Today’s pork is not very tasty to me.
Outrageous! Muslims should vacate Switzerland in protest.
Friend of mine lived on a farm in Iowa.
She said all she ate growing up was pork, they sold the beef as it got them a better price. She had a triple bypass before she passed. Arteries from her leg were used to replace those that were occluded.
Double entendre much? 😀
so, nobody died.
Jarā’im al-sharaf Is more suitable for this sin. Everyone who ate this pork committed a great sin against Allah.
EC
Reminds me of a Barney Miller episode with a kosher butcher.
We’ve been brainwashed to believe saturated fat in our diet is unhealthy.
Dr. Paul Mason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIz8qtDuqt0
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