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Fast-food chains serving up halal food with a side of misinformation, expired certificates

Sarah Esperanza owns and operates El Izalco Market on Sargent Avenue in Winnipeg. She experiences theft almost every day and says she can’t afford to hire special duty police officers like big-box stores such as Real Canadian Superstore or Walmart. (Travis Golby/CBC)

Challenging and frustrating.

That’s how Mohammad Arfan describes his experience trying to get the answers he needs before sitting down to a meal.

As the face of In2Spices, a YouTube channel he runs with his wife, Sarah, dedicated to profiling halal restaurants, he eats out a lot — and his 13,000 followers are proof Canadians are hungry for halal options they can trust.

“You want to walk in with your friends and your family to have a nice meal … the last …

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