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Captain_Blacktoes t1_ixxncr9 wrote

Ok, I get what they're doing here, but coming from food service I feel like this arrangement doesn't take into consideration the cultures that might be hesitant to purchase produce displayed on the same surface as pork (ie Halal).

Maybe I'm being overly considerate since the bacon is packaged separately, but it still always makes me uneasy to see meat on the same surface as veg, especially pork, regardless of whether it's precooked or not

Most likely I'm just being unnecessarily sensitive about something I don't fully understand. But I guess that's what makes me an American.

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Banana_Ram_You t1_ixxrxns wrote

Ey you've got the right amount of concern for all of our friends, and understanding that it may seem overboard.

There's a Jewish university nearby, and when a friend there brought me to the cafeteria for the first time, they told me the importance of the colored trays and utensils, and to put them in their respective collection bins. Halal and Kosher are very clear about contamination in a way that many people are not aware of or used to thinking about. Good awareness on ya for sharing that perspective~

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alvinofdiaspar t1_ixxryk9 wrote

I doubt it unless the customer is super strict and sensitive about these issues - in which case there are plenty of ethnic groceries stores that cater to their needs. In fact here in Ontario some of these ethnic community supermarkets are actually owned by the mainstream chains.

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graceful_london t1_ixxqpne wrote

It's probably fine since it's sealed separately, but packs can bust open or leak on the shelf, or customers will open packs and leave them on the shelf. In the retail environments I've worked in, there are plexiglass or plastic dividers between different animal/plant products to prevent broken packs from being a problem.

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