Pizza Hut’s Halal Issue
Pizza Hut’s response to the controversy has been to assert that their food remains safe for Muslims.
Rumor is that Sri Lanka’s Pizza Hut is not serving halal food. They’ve clarified that their food is halal (not pork, prepared in a certain way), but that the certification has lapsed. This is still a major problem for the brand.
The issue is this report from the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama, which certifies whether food is halal or not. As you can see, it pretty clearly says that Pizza Hut’s certification for 2012 has lapsed. I saw it on the ACJU website and it seems authentic.
The warning from the ACJU
Pizza Hut’s assertion is that their food remains halal and this is a paperwork problem, but that’s still a dicey proposition. Pizza Hut doesn’t determine what halal is, that is what the ACJU does. Even if the stuff is halal, it still needs the certification on the wall. I don’t know what politics is going on behind the scenes and I can’t imagine how things broke down to this level, but Pizza Hut is not in safe territory. I’ll take their word that their food is safe for Muslims, but as a business that’s honestly not good enough. They need the certification.
The issue here is that Sri Lanka has a large Muslim population (especially Colombo, where they may be close to a plurality) and they eat out. Every major place serves halal food, and I think should. As a Buddhist, well, I shouldn’t be eating that much meat at all, but eating halal food is fine by me. For Muslims it’s essential. If food isn’t halal, a business will lose at least 30% of its customers, and probably more. So this is a serious issue for Pizza Hut. The food may remain halal in the judgement day sense, but if they don’t get that certification, the judgement from consumers will be swift, and potentially devastating.
NOTE: Pizza Hut’s Facebook Page is well maintained and moderated. It’s a good place to track the issue.
Posted on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 in Colombo, food, Religion.
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Surprised that they allowed the certification to lapse. It’s only business expediency after all. Maybe they didn’t expect Indi to give the matter so much publicity.
“I’ll take their word that their food is safe for Muslims”
Actually, all food is safe for Muslims. Halal isn’t about safety.
“Every major place serves halal food, and I think should.”
I don’t think this is true, thank God. Many of the better places do serve pork, bacon, ham, and alcohol. So I doubt such places have Halal certification, nor should they bother with it. It’s bad enough that language and culture is being dictated by the majority; we don’t need our choice of cuisine also determined by what the majority want to eat.
“we don’t need our choice of cuisine also determined by what the minority want to eat.”
Typo fixed.
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I don’t understand why the 93% of Sri Lankans who aren’t Muslim have to have halal food and make provisions for halal food for the 7% of the population who follow Islam. I’m not being narrow minded here – I mean, what if they (the 93% who aren’t Muslim) want to eat bacon or other pork products? What if they want to drink alcoholic beverages? Why should the vast majority lose dining options because of a small minority? Sri Lanka already only imports bovine insulin even though porcine insulin is cheaper because of Muslim sensitivities – meaning 93% of Sri Lankans are paying more for the more expensive variety because of the sensitivities of the 7% minority. To me this is ludicrous. The majority should get the cheaper variety and if there are people who do not find the cheaper variety acceptable for personal reasons, they are the ones who should be paying more to get what they find agreeable.
Besides, the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama is a business that earns big bucks by selling their halal certificates to companies. Why should companies be pressured to fork out money just so they can have some piece of paper hanging in their shop? To top it all off, it is not even a one-off payment. They have to be recertified as the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama demands. It would be another matter if the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama was doing it all for free because of their religious beliefs – but no it is all about the $$$. Absolutely shameful in my opinion.
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The other side of the coin:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289601/KFC-forced-ditch-halal-menus-disappointing-sales.html
There’s no typo. The majority eating out in Colombo are Muslims (says Indi).
first go and have a look.dont just comment “i believe”.i believe doesnot carry any weight
I do really have a small problem with halal meat and its nothing to do with religion (and more to do with animal welfare-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bans_on_ritual_slaughter).
I tend to agree. I don’t think the halal method of slaughter is particularly humane. I know I would prefer a quick death over a slow and agonizing one.
Hi Omr,
If I slaughter you, the halal way of slaughter will be more easier and less painful to you as per rule of medical science as compared to the Non-Halal method which is commonly known as Jhatka. What a painful death…!
Moreover, the Blood is not halal in Islam and due to cutting of major artery of the animal the Blood totally drains out of the body which is the only acceptable form of meat for Muslims.
It’s not the matter of Halal or Non-Halal, it is the matter of your inner hate for the Muslims which is making you express your feelings like that.
By the ways, Jews also do like that… Ciao
As per medical science? What medical science? Is that Muslim medical science? Tell me this, suppose your mother had to die for some reason or an another – would you prefer to have your mother’s throat slit and watch her bleed to death in front of you fully conscious, or would you prefer her to have a quick death? Instead of pointing fingers at others, have a look at your own Muslim community which is not only killing non-Muslims but killing fellow Muslims as well on a daily basis and stop blaming the Jewish people.
Don’t they have a bacon pizza.
Probably “chicken bacon”, whatever that is.
they’ve taken out the bacon pizza. :x
http://www.pizzahut.lk/menu/pan_pizza-3.html
this is why i only buy harpo’s
Don’t worry, someone will soon start a crusade against Harpos demaning halal only food. The current jihadists in Sri Lanka (for want of a better term) have currently trained their sites on Perera and Sons:
http://aadhilnet.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/why-perera-sons-doesnt-let-acju-inside.html
http://aadhilnet.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/perera-sons-and-sms-about-fats-of-pigs.html
Actually, someone I know already tried. Apparently had bacon accidentally added to a pasta dish he ordered from Bayleaf. The individual sent out a mass email trying to convince people to boycott the restaurant until it went Halal. Doubt it worked.
Personally, I avoid restaurants that won’t serve pork or alcohol. I think the quality of pork in SL is way better than our beef, and is usually tastier too. Luckily there are enough good restaurants in Colombo that believe their product is good enough to make up for losing out on some Muslims.
I avoid restaurants that don’t serve pork as well, funny how some of them serve alcohol though like Loon Tao. These halal nutters are such idiots.
Alcohol has nothing to do with the Halal issue. A restaurant can be Halal and still serve alcohol, I believe. The issue with having Halal certification as well as pork is that that ACJU lot insist that the pork be prepared and cooked separately from the rest of the food so that it has no contact. A restaurant would require two kitchens basically, which is not possible, obviously. Alcohol isn’t considered unclean; it’s just in a bottle and can’t contaminate anything.
Yes basically if you want to be halal and serve pork you need two kitchens. I just find the preoccupation with pork amusing when many of the people I see so vehemently anti-pork are all too happy to have a few (or more drinks).
I think if you’ve been brought up to believe that eating pork is like eating shit, it’ll be pretty hard to shake that off. Would you be OK eating cockroaches? Alcohol is just forbidden, and if one isn’t very religious, it’s an easy enough ban to overlook. Lots of people think the Muslim aversion to pork is similar to the Buddhist or Hindu aversion to beef; it’s not. It’s totally different ‘cos the muslims think pork is disgusting.
Both are haram, shouldn’t they be brought up thinking that drinking alcohol is like drinking piss?
Most muslims from progressive families are fine with drinking alcohol, but i have never met a muslim who is comfortable with eating pork.
“Haram” means forbidden, but pork is forbidden because it is unclean, not because it intoxicates, so regardless of how you wish they were raised, that’s how it is. Alcohol is not seen as being unclean, so obviously once you get past the religious legalities of it, there will be no instinctive aversion to it the way there is with pork. So no, progressiveness has nothing to do with it. Do you know any progressive Buddhists or Christians who would eat rats or spiders? The latter two are not forbidden by any law.
Fair point, I just find the whole pork being so much more worse than alcohol attitude amusing when looking at it from a rational point of view. After all no innocent bystander was ever killed by someone driving under the influence of a pork curry.
A monk recently crashed his vehicle DUI. He was found with a bottle of arrack and some cans of beer with him and also, a parcel of wild boar. He’d even tried to bribe the owner of the other vehicle involved in the accident. A case of a number of djinns coming together to influence a hapless human, I guess.
Then some beer cans clattered to the floor as he was being admitted to hospital making the staff so mad they refused to give him any special courtesies usually offered a person in robes.
Must have been a pretty sight!
I didn’t know monks were allowed to drive!?
http://colombotelegraph.com/2012/02/28/drunken-chief-buddhist-monk-bitter-truth-revealed-with-wild-boar/
Oh please Shammi, as if Sri Lanka’s Catholic priests aren’t getting drunk off the communal wine or don’t eat any meat during their feasts (for which all the neighbourhood pigs are slaughtered). And as if they don’t engage in ritualistic cannibalism at every communion, eating the flesh of Christ and drinking his blood. The ones in Jaffna even used to run wineries and sell alcohol for a living, the one’s in the south running the chicken farms. Many of them smoke in private too (yes, very shocking for lay people but just another day really).
Are thought it was perfectly fine for catholic priests to drink. Where as it is absolutely forbidden for buddhist monks to drink. Up until recently, buddhist monks were even allowed to keep a bank account.
Did I say otherwise? Catholic priests are a spoiled lot.
I dont see why Buddhist monks should not be allowed to drive either, though not in this manner.
I was imagining the expressions on the faces of the cops and the crowd that would have gathered, and also the scenes at the hospital. Very wicked of me, I know. Poor monk.
It is nothing to argue about someone’s personal behaviours. Even a priest, monk or any one can do any bad thing privately. But the Halal is not like that. It is mentioned in koran and it is indeed wrong way of permitting foods in scientific way. For example even if a cow put in to death by kuruban, still the blood is their in the flesh thought it is haram to eat blood. One can’t remove all the blood by just cutting the major vessels. However they endup by slitting the throat too. And what if that cow in a cancer or some kind of decease? then halal is nothing and totally Islamic hoax! I know it very well as I WAS a Muslim when I was in Sri Lanka and no longer.
check this! you say this is Halal but it is NOT! this is how this hala torjan horse come to countries. It is a part of a sharia law that all Muslim women should reject!
White trash not wanted in Sri Lanka, we will deal with our problems with our fellow country men. By the way you idots halal or not it is a demand and supply thing. if the sales go up due to halal certification then it is bound to be certified. all you white trash get out of Sri lanka if you are trying to stir shit and those who lick white arse go and seek asylum in europe
Sri Lanka no longer imports either bovine or porcine insulin and only recombinant human insulin is available. However, about 15 years ago, more bovine insulin was imported despite being more likely to cause allergic reactions due to such “sensitivities”.
Chicken bacon is an abomination and totally agree that it is unfair for any group to dictate what others should eat. I was very disappointed the bacon pizza was pulled. Harpo’s is not going the halal was as neither Commons nor PSM serves bacon. Thank goodness the carbonara at Bayleaf still comes with “pork” bacon.
Gah typo, what I meant to say is that “Harpo’s seems to be going the halal way as neither Commons nor PSM serves bacon. Thank goodness the carbonara at Bayleaf still comes with “pork” bacon.”
Not sure what PSM is, but you can still get bacon pizza from Harpo’s. Commons is overpriced and overestimated IMO.
Park Street Mews :)
harpo’s has proper bacon pizza. chicken bacon isn’t edible IMO
If a place is Halal then Muslims will go there, if not they will not (or majority will not). If someone relishes pork and liquor and a particular place serves it, then they will go their, if not they will not (or some will not). So ultimately it is a decision for the owner of the business, does Pizza hut gain or loose by serving Halal food? if Yes they will no doubt get the certification, if No they will not care about it. Money will talk after all Pizza hut is business aimed at profit.
By they way for those who talk about Hala slaughter and animal welfare, do read more before you ramble, cause you are sadly misinformed. If you eat meat (beef, pork, chicken, mutton) in Sri Lanka there is no stunning before slaughtering in Sri Lankan abattoirs. Furthermore, there research that suports and negates Halal slaughtering, so there all your arguments can be countered scientifically (if you don’t believe in the devine). Just read the lates animal abuse cases in Australia, UK etc. where they use stunning. Also read some of the articles where animals revive even after stunning. So if you are so concerned you should be vegetarians. The same freedom that you have to be vegetarians must be given to people who want to eat meat. And if they want it Halal or not, that too should be their choice.
And “Omr” if a Muslim informs other Muslims about P&S about the doubt of it being Halal, then it doen not make him or her a “Jihadist”, shows how ignorant, and media blinded or may be even racists you are. Does the Sunday school teacher, teaching kids not to eat meat make them “Buddhist ‘jihadists’”? If the pastor at the church informs the congregation not to do something that Jesus Christ (pbh) forbade, does that make the pastor a “Crusader”? If preaching your religion/vision and protecting others making mistakes is “jihad” then would not Buddha and Jesus both be “Jihadists”?
I think the problem is that a significant number of Muslims make a FUSS about a place not being halal. It’s not just “oh, this place does not have halal food, oh well” it is more like “What?! No halal food?! Let me speak to the manager, organise boycotts, try and bring the company into disrepute.” This attitude becomes more prevalent the large the number of Muslims there are in a given place. There is a big difference. Most of the Muslim groups that do this seem to be based in Colombo (for now), but there is anecdotal evidence of mas kades that sell pork in areas with significant numbers of Muslims being targeted for selling what is considered ‘haram.’
You may wax eloquent about the halal method of slaughter but I would pick a quick death over a slow death anyday. Think about it – a bullet to the head or having your throat slit and bleeding to death? I mean really? Just think about it for a minute or two. Anyone who claims that halal slaughter is humane is crazy. Just watch some of the so-called halal slaughter/Eid Qurban videos on youtube and see for yourself. Institutionalizing this method of slaughter is obnoxious in my opinion. Remember there are crazy loonies wanting to institutionalize the flogging of women and stoning to death of adulterers and they have many supporters as well — it does not make it right.
I don’t mind it if people eat halal food, but I don’t want it imposed on me or others. I do not appreciate a population comprising 7% of Sri Lanka’s population imposing their dietary requirements on the other 93% of Sri Lankans. For example, why shouldn’t others have the option of eating bacon because it somehow offends the sensitivities of Muslims? Like I said, Sri Lanka is paying more to import non-pork based medicines to satisfy a small minority and I don’t think that is fair.
Let’s keep it real and stop pretending that everything is all fine and dandy among the Sri Lankan Muslim community. Just like in every other community there are extremists and of late the conservative extremists seem to be taking root in a much bigger way. Many of these groups are Salafists/Wahabis. There certainly is a rise in Islamic fundamentalism in Sri Lanka and it is noticeable. Jihadist might not be the right term, but there are people who are spearheading campaigns against food companies/restaurants just because they are not halal. I can only hope that these food companies do not bow to the fundamentalist threat.
LOL according to OMR’s theory, Indi is a “Jihadist”
If the 7% of muslims care more about their food than the remaining 93% then they’re going to get thier way that’s how market forces work. Frankly, eating joints that change thier menu to satisfy any crowd, be it majority or minority, should be avoided like the plague.
So Koran says you can eat non halal food when it is not there! You can go ahead with ‘bimillah…” when you are not sure. But why you force other communities then? When is your majority or minority theory? It is not ‘satisfying’ men! it is the jehade! Yo guys making issues among Muslims and friendly communities is the ultimate result!
forget halal…bring back the pork!!!!
It is halal for others! for others Pork is Halal! that mean farm Pigs!
“Personally, I avoid restaurants that won’t serve pork or alcohol.”
I agree with David. I love pork and I would rather go to place that serves pork than a place that don’t. If they serve alcohol that’s even better. :)
If Muslims were so concerned about the place they get food from, how come they Dine in 5 star hotels where its openly not Halaal certified. What about the Weddings that is attended. In that case they should eat or drink from anyplace that does not have the Halaal certification. I don’t see that happening with them at all.
I think there are Muslims that are stricter in their beliefs than others, that’s all. The stricter ones won’t eat in a non-Halal 5star.
It is just becoze that method of selecting food is not practical is the truth. But Muslims organized to force others to make Halak just coz of they were forced by rules of their religion that others rest of the world doesn’t care! It is very much like you always need to deal with women who are only virgin! lol you want them to hang a label!
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My question is, how many Sri Lankan Muslims practice all of this:
http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Qur'an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Toilet_Etiquette
“The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: These privies are frequented by the jinns and devils. So when anyone amongst you goes there, he should say: “I seek refuge in Allah from male and female devils.”"
So could we say that they are being “bad Muslims” if they stand while urinating, hold/touch the penis with their right hand and don’t say a prayer when entering the toilet?
My point being why be all hardcore over something like not eating pork, or not shopping at a place that sells alcohol when there are many other things in the teachings that aren’t being followed to the dot? Why be all super-strict over one thing and not the others?
Why ban alcohol and meat on Poya days but not on other days? Every religion has its own peculiar stupidities.
Whatwhatwhat? Male and female devils? Clean with stones? Do it in a river?
“”Do not face nor turn your back to the direction of the Ka’aba
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari: The Prophet said, “While defecating, neither face nor turn your back to the Qibla but face either east or west.” Abu Aiyub added. “When we arrived in Sham we came across some lavatories facing the Qibla; therefore we turned ourselves while using them and asked for Allah’s forgiveness.” “”
that one is my favorite
Like David said it all depends on the strictness of the muslim. There are some who won’t even go to a wedding in a hotel because the hotel serves alcohol. Thats why most of the traditional weddings are held in places down Marine Drive which cater to that market.
Also there are some Muslims who aren’t too stressed about the whole halal factor. I have no issue if there is Pork on the menu. I just don’t order it. Or even if there is Pork in a dish that I like. I just ask them to replace it with something else. But that’s just me and there are some people who will think what I’m doing is Haram.
If you (a muslim) think its wrong to eat at a place that is not Halaal certified by all means please do. Don’t write blogs about it calling companies liars and thieves. If you feel betrayed a private letter to the company would help. But remember restaurants are not made around eating habits of niche demographics. They go for wherever they can make money.
Oh and also remember the days when the Pizza Hut Colpetty branch was the only Halaal branch?
Remember the days when Pizza Hut served beer?
As per their menu yesterday, the commons now only offers chicken bacon.
Commons sucked anyway.
Commons has only offered “chicken bacon” for months… if not years. :(
Boycott Halal Pizza , Majority (90%) of Ari Lankans are not Muslims, We dont need Halal. Ask PizzaHut to serve non Halal Food.
Guys.. take it easy.., ‘Halal’ food is for EVERYBODY.. but ‘Haram’ food is for only non vegitarian+non muslims.., if you gonne make your business succesful which option you’ll go for it?? it’s pure business nothing else.
Eating meat is evil. According to Buddhist teachines people who eat meat or fish for that matter will defintiely be reborn in one of the hells. Halal is a very cruel way of killing animals. Animal is basically killed while still alive. Mulims cannot be dicatating terms to majority Buddhists. We WILL completely ban slaughter of cattle very soon. The bill is in parliemnt already. Then we will move into others like pigs and chicken. It is shocking that the Sri Lanka, the home of Theravada Buddhism has a ministry of fishing dedicated to killing innocent fish.
The dhamma doesn’t really mention hell. It’s more about enlightenment in this life, which was open to murders and meat eaters alike.
I do agree that vegetarianism is better, but it’s still a choice that people can make for themselves.
If you agree vegerarian is better why you eat meat??????
Vegitarian is better in waht way u mean???
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bullitt/bfaq.html#veggie
What I want to knwo is why Indi said vege is BETTER?? Why better??
If betetr then why he a meat eater???
Well the answer is simple, it’s true that srilanka consists
Only 7% of Muslims, and the rest are non Muslims,
But the real reason why all these outlets did go for
The halal cetificate is bcoz the Muslims are heavy
Spenders compared to the rest, no other people spend
Like Muslims do for food and clothing, these
Outlets would dry out of business if not for the
Muslim crowd, specially Colombo Muslims, the best
Way to prove this is by just visiting,say on a Saturday night
U could simply outline the amount of Muslims,
Muslims are lavish spenders, they are the real source of
Business to these places, that’s the very reason, KFC and macdonalds
Still maintain their certification, their price tag on food and clothing
Far outweighs the rest. Well good for pizza hut
On their adamant attitude, they are really going to lose the
Trick here.
Some say Muslims are 10% others say 7%. You can get exact numbers from 2011 census, including some from cute presentations quite atypical of government, from http://www.statistics.gov.lk/.
Ethnic composition of the city of Colombo (Colombo and Thimbirigasyaya DSDs) is Sinhala 37%; Sri Lanka Tamil 30%; Sri Lanka Moor 29%; Indian Tamil 2%. Ethnic descriptions are directly from Dept of Census & Statistics report on 2011 Census: http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/index.php?fileName=pop32&gp=Activities&tpl=3
Dear Brothers,
I am writing as a sri lankan ….if some he want halal he can go to the place where halal is available …if some need not halal they can go anywhere …apart this no one cant force them …also remember ….The jamiyathul Ulama board should not force or publish any organization for halal certification…. If a some one want to eat halal he will find the proper place to eat …Please dont argue this issue as a communal matter ….Our grand parents were in sri lanka and they never had this halal problem …and they live according to the islamic law ….due to this unwanted halal publicity ..the people face lots of problem ….please I am totaly disagree for the publicity of this halal certification over the media …please stop this now …thank you and god bless you ..
So Koran says you can eat non halal food when it is not their! You can go ahead with ‘bimillah…” when you are not sure. But why you force other communities then? When is your majority or minority theory? It is not ‘satisfying’ men! it is the jehade! Yo guys making issues among Muslims and friendly communities is the ultimate result!
That is waht we all telling Bro! Untill few years back Muslims in SL behave as Sri Lankans. But now a days if you in to Negombo, Kompanna weediya etc areas specially you can see lot of Pakistanee people!! they are strange and we know what are they doing their! These extremist promoted black full cover vail to those who in those areas! and pushing people to extrimist. So halal is also started with all these! We don’t let SL to go back to a brootal War days. Due to lost ba***red we lost our relations friends in all kind. So All muslims better keep their values to private than forcing to open society to accept them. They doing wrong to Sri Lanka n peace!!!
I still don’t understand how slitting an artery and dying a slow death is less painful than a quick death. I checked this with my cousin who is a vet, who just smiled and said “let’s not mix science and religion”.
However, I do feel for the restauranteurs who have to supply to the demand to survive. If Muslim’s are the majority of people who eat out (I probably would agree to that too), then what else can you expect? The day there is more demand for proper beacon pizza, Pizza hut would go back to that menu I am sure. So in the meantime I also go for Harpo’s.
PS: Interesting to note that on Poya days, meat and alcohol also are not sold. I don’t see non Buddhists up in arms about it. However, I still don’t get why fish can be sold but not meat. Have some tolerance folks.
I stopped patronizing Pizzahut some months back. I once ordered a mutton pizza and found it very difficult to find any mutton in there. It was daylight robbery. I am now trying to make pizzas at home. Never go to these useless Sri Lankan food joints. They all will play you out and give your a very bad deal. This was my new year resolution.
A big deal is made, just to inform other muslims to avoid what is wrong for us, its not aimed at ruining a business. If the Buddhists and Hindus made a big deal about a restaurant that serves beef and asked people to avoid it, I would’nt consider it a big deal, as they are only trying to guide their people away from what is wrong for them. There are many non- halal restaurants in Colombo, like flower drum for example, no one makes a big deal cos there are other halal options. Just because most of these places want to increase their business and thus go the halal way, you cant blame us. We never forced them to.
KIYAS said
2012-07-17 04:36:51
Guys.. take it easy.., ‘Halal’ food is for EVERYBODY.. but
‘Haram’ food is for only non vegitarian+non muslims.., if
you gonne make your business succesful which option
you’ll go for it?? it’s pure business nothing else.
Then what if we have to pay $10 instead of $8 due to halal certification cost, we don’t need it. But we have to pay it just because there’s some of cult group can’t consume it if they don’t put halal label on their product. Bring back our money that you rampage from us. If you want your halal food then pay your certification cost by your own. We need lower price especially in this depressive economic era.