You’ve probably seen posts going around on Facebook about Cadbury and Halal certification in the lead up to Easter.
And now Pauline Hanson has added her voice to the issue.
For many people Cadbury chocolate is part and parcel of Easter celebrations.
But this year, Senator Hanson said she wants to change that.
She wants you and every other Australian to boycott Cadbury easter eggs this year, and instead choose a ‘non-Halal certified’ brand.
In a video on her Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain Facebook page, Senator Hanson said that buying halal certified products was “financially supporting the Islamisation of Australia.”
“We see these products out there that are actually halal-certified, Cadbury chocolate for instance, halal-certified,” she said.
“If you want to get product that’s not Halal certified I’d suggest Lindt.
“And another great one is Darrell Lea, an Australian company not Halal certified.”
While many of her supporters on social media are praising her for ‘speaking out’, her comments have drawn ire from some commentators.
Last night on The Project, Waleed Aly put Senator Hanson’s claims about halal-certification and Easter eggs to the test
Grabbing a Lindt gold bunny, like the one featured in Senator Hanson’s video, he proceeded to explain why it was Halal.
“I eat these all the time. These are awesome,” he said.
“In fact, I’ll check the ingredients right now. Yeah, that’s entirely Halal. It’s all vegetarian. Do you want me to prove it?”
.@pjhelliar gives Waleed an excuse to eat chocolate at the desk while addressing the idea of "non-halal" Easter eggs. #TheProjectTV pic.twitter.com/Og3oLL3dGH
— The Project (@theprojecttv) April 11, 2017
To prove his point he ate a bit of the chocolate bunny and finished up by claiming the whole furore had “nothing to do with Halal”.
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