Some of Canada’s most popular restaurants are now serving halal food, but a Marketplace investigation finds many popular chains, including KFC and Boston Pizza, can't always answer basic questions about the halal food they serve — and some misuse the halal certificates they provide as proof.

We expose an unregulated halal certification system that raises doubts when it comes to how much you can trust what you’re being told about one of the most in-demand foods.

#Marketplace #CBCNews #halal

00:00 - Going undercover inside fast-food chains: KFC, Mary Brown’s, Osmow’s, Boston Pizza

12:50 - In Newark, N.J., halal transparency is the law

19:15 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency responds

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HALAL CLAIMS EXPOSED:

TESTING CANADA’S FAST FOOD CHAINS

producer/director
MADELINE MCNAIR

associate producers
SNEHA AGRAWAL
BOBBY HRISTOVA

reporter
CHARLSIE AGRO

camera
DAVID MACINTOSH
JOHN LESAVAGE
ROBERT KRBAVAC

special thanks
EMAN BARE

additional footage
YouTube:IN2SPICES

media management
ASTORIA LUZZI

social media producers
CAROLINE GDYCZYNSKI
BRITT PURDY

colour correction
KYLE J. SMITH

resource coordinators
MARC CORMIER
DRAGAN MARICIC

news rollout associate producer
DEXTER McMILLAN

promo producer
GREG SADLER

senior producer
TIFFANY FOXCROFT

FIRST BROADCAST October 18, 2024