Toblerone's halal certification outrages the far right
CNN
Members of Europe's far right have called for a mass boycott of Toblerone, aft
er discovering that the popular triangular chocolate bar is halal-certified.
Halal is an Arabic word that denotes that a food or service is permissible acc
ording to Islamic law. It excludes foods containing pork or alcohol, and requi
res that animals are slaughtered by a Muslim by a cut to the throat, without b
eing stunned.
Toblerone has not changed its recipe, but some online commentators have taken
badly the news that its factory in Bern, Switzerland, achieved a halal certifi
cation in April