Posted on 08/02/2017 12:07:59 PM PDT by Arkansas Tider
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is alleging someone at the McDonald's off Point Mallard Parkway intentionally placed small pieces of bacon in a Muslim family's McChicken sandwiches. Most Muslims do not eat pork products, such as bacon, for religious reasons. A McDonald's executive said in a statement Tuesday that the restaurant is looking into the matter.
“We want to assure our customers that this was not an intentional act by our employees,” Rick Walter, local McDonald’s owner/operator, said through a Nashville public relations firm. “We value every customer and strive to ensure all orders are accurately prepared and served." The family had spent the day at Point Mallard Water Park and stopped at McDonald's at 3342 Point Mallard Parkway at Interstate 65 for lunch Monday afternoon, said Khaula Hadeed, executive director of the Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The three women and four children are from New York, and were in the area visiting an aunt, who lives in Huntsville, she said. After noticing a "smoky" taste in the sandwiches, the family opened the sandwiches to find a single small piece of bacon in each sandwich, Hadeed said. "The bacon was either on top of the chicken or hidden underneath within the sandwich so (the consumer) couldn’t tell if it was there or not. That’s why we think this was intentional," she said. The family ordered 14 sandwiches and already had eaten several when the bacon was found, Hadeed said. The size of the bacon pieces also led CAIR executives to believe this was an intentional act, she said. Hadeed said McDonald's menu says a McChicken sandwich consists of chicken, lettuce and mayonnaise on a bun. The sandwich does not include bacon.
"If it was a mistake, there would be a bigger piece of bacon," she said. The women told Hadeed that when they took the sandwiches to the counter to ask a manager about the bacon, they heard employees from the back saying the bacon "fell" onto the sandwiches. The manager gave the family a refund for the meal, but the manager was not able to say how the bacon got on the sandwiches, Hadeed said. The family claims one of the children is allergic to bacon and became sick both at the restaurant and in Huntsville after eating the sandwiches, Hadeed said. Religion aside, Hadeed said this situation is an issue of complying with customer requests. "For a restaurant, their first job is to give the customer what they’re requesting. They requested a McChicken, and they produced one with something they didn’t ask for," she said.
I am sure that the chicken nuggets at McAbduls are to die for...
Sorry but that that is just funny. :-)
CAIR, I give up my culture when I move to an Islamic State, give up yours when you come here.
screw the high ground.
Hey you got bacon, turn them in and we will give you 3 mcdonalds coupons. Get over it, some people don’t like you.
So stupid question here maybe, but are they no longer considered a worthy muslim if they inadvertently consume a nibble of bacon?
>>”If it was a mistake, there would be a bigger piece of bacon,”
The food was horrible and the portions were so small! < /lawyer talk >
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.