Carrefour announced on Thursday, September 11, the acquisition of 10% of the capital of HMarket for around 10 million euros. The announcement provoked an avalanche of reactions from members of the Muslim community who have called for a boycott of the halal brand.
Halal is seeing its appeal increase on Google to the point of crossing religious boundaries.
Rachid, a Muslim butcher of Moroccan origin in Bilbao, faces criticism from his community since he decided to sell pork, in addition to halal meat.
Closed "until further notice" by a prefectural decree, the 100% halal butcher shop in the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture, located on Avenue Jean-Jaurès in Bobigny, was selling wild boar.
Isla Délice, the leader in halal charcuterie in France, is carrying out a new withdrawal from sale for some of its sausages. This time, the reason given by the government website Rappel Conso is the potential presence of olive pits in the product.
More than 30% of the ingredients that make up the halal products (turkey or chicken breast) of the Isla Délice or Réghalal brands are not meat. Instead, there is water, starch, nitrites and, above all, additives.
Several batches of dangerous halal merguez sold in Métro stores throughout France have been the subject of a massive recall.
Ilyass Lakhrissi, a former rapper who now presents himself as a religious influencer, finds himself at the center of a controversy after launching a halal dating app aimed at "facilitating marriage between practicing Muslims".
A major recall campaign has been launched for halal charcuterie products of the Isla Délice brand, sold between late November and mid-December in France.
At a time when the Israeli army is continuing its retaliation against the Palestinian Hamas movement, calls for boycotts are multiplying in France against halal brands deemed pro-Israel.
At a time when the war between Israel and Hamas continues to rage, a missing letter almost led to the closure of a halal fast-food restaurant in Valence, in the Drôme region.
Heineken beer will no longer be available on the Moroccan market in 2024. This is the decision made by the Dutch brand and the Société marocaine des boissons (SBM) which wants to promote local products more.