Over $978 billion dollars is spent annually in fast food spending alone in America, and millions of Americans – particularly Muslims – are eager to know whether McDonald’s, KFC, Chick-fil-A and Burger King are halal options.

While these chains may be considered halal in Muslim-majority countries, in the US they cannot be classified as such due to factors such as their supply chain and use of non-halal meat and poultry (that cannot be considered slaughtered according to Islamic halal standards), as well as any risk for cross-contamination between objectively forbidden ingredients such as pork and otherwise permissible foods. We explore these key points further here at AHF Insight.