Just days after the first blunder by a Tesco store, a branch of Morrisons in west London has been criticised for the “disappointing gaffe” over selling pork products beside a sticker celebrating Ramadan.
Shoaib Khan, practicing Muslim and human rights lawyer was left stunned after he noticed Morrisons were selling pork next to a sticker celebrating Ramadan.
Mr Khan attacked the store for the “disappointing gaffe” after he spotted the sticker on a freezer.
Since Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours during Ramadan and many Muslims believe pork is forbidden in Islam, the ban was overlooked by the west London shop, Khan said.
The west Hounslow outlet is the second supermarket in two days to cause uproar over Ramadan promotions. However,
Morrisons denies the pork products formed part of such a promotion.
The 32-year-old blamed an unaware member of staff for the gaffe.
He said: “I don’t think its offensive but it’s disappointing”
“If you’re going to do something like that you need to do it properly.”
He added: “They need to be careful about this sort of thing.”
Morrisons defended itself by saying that the pork products were never part of a Ramadan promotion and claimed the sticker could have easily been moved by a customer.
A spokesman said: “Somebody appears to have moved the sticker before the photo was taken.”
“We can confirm that the Ramadan sticker is not near any pork products this week.”
Tesco store has come under fire and was left red-faced for selling smokey bacon-flavoured Pringles under a sign wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan.
“They had other flavours as well, it just seemed someone had stacked them in to the Ramadan promotional one by mistake!” said Raza Hassan, 25-year-old – who spotted the deal – described it as “hilarious”.
The supermarket accepted full responsibility for the gaffe, with a spokesman make a clean breast that the Pringles “weren’t in the most suitable place”.