McDonald's Drops Halal Food; "Disappointing" But "The Best Decision" After Chicken On Menu Was Not Truly Halal[VIDEO]

McDonald's drops halal food from US menu after McDonald's was being accused of serving halal food that was actually not halal food at all. After a $700,000 lawsuit the two McDonalds restaurants in Michigan had to completely drop halal food off their menu.

Due to the huge Muslin population In 2 areas in Michigan, McDonald's offered Halal food such as Halal Chicken McNuggets and Halal McChicken sandwiches. About 65% of McDonald's sales of Chicken McNuggets at the Michigan Avenue location were for the halal version.

Majed Moughni, who opposed the lawsuit said that to drop all of the halal food from the menu was the right decision by McDonald's.

"If you can't get it right 100% of the time, then you're doing a disservice to the community," Moughni said of the company's handling of halal food. "Stop it if you can't guarantee it."

Kassem Dakhlallah, the attorney who filed the lawsuit, said Friday that the company's decision to stop selling halal food is "disappointing."

He said that McDonald's should have tried "to ensure that all products sold were halal as advertised."

But, he added, if McDonald's couldn't guarantee that, "then ceasing to offer halal products was probably the best decision."

Halal food must be handled in a specific manner including saying a Muslim prayer when the animal gets killed. 

Although McDonald's has discontinued selling halal products in the U.S., it still sells halal food in Muslim-majority countries such as Saudi Arabia.