Editing Burger King (section)

== Controversies ==
Controversies and disputes have arisen with groups such as [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA), governmental and social agencies, and unions and trade groups over various topics. These situations have touched on legal and moral concepts such as [[animal rights]], [[corporate responsibility]],<ref name="ctv">{{cite news |date=May 17, 2007 |title=Burger King responds to trans-fat cooking oil suit |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/burger-king-responds-to-trans-fat-cooking-oil-suit-1.241652 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329193228/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20070517/burgerking_transfat_070517/ |archive-date=March 29, 2012 |access-date=September 28, 2007 |publisher=CTV |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> [[business ethics|ethics]],<ref name="NYT-BK accedes">{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Andrew |date=May 24, 2008 |title=Burger King Grants Raise to Pickers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/business/24farm.html?_r=1&sq=Burger%20King%20Tomatoes&st=nyt&oref=slogin&scp=1&pagewanted=print |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425043627/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/business/24farm.html?_r=1&sq=Burger%20King%20Tomatoes&st=nyt&oref=slogin&scp=1&pagewanted=print |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |access-date=May 25, 2008 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> and [[social justice]].<ref name="NYT-BK accedes" /> In many of the cases, the situations raised legal questions, dealt with legal compliance, or resulted in legal remedies such as changes in [[contract law|contractual procedure]] or binding agreements between parties. The resolutions to these legal matters have often altered the way the company interacts and negotiates contracts with its suppliers and franchisees, or how it does business with the public.<ref name="NYT-PETA" /><ref name="Fox-PETA" /><ref name="scheck">{{cite court|litigants=Scheck v. Burger King|vol=756|reporter=F. Supp|opinion=543|court=11th Cir.|year=1991|url=}}</ref><ref name="holton">{{cite news |last=Holton |first=Lisa |date=Jan 1998 |title=Mathay Inc.: BK franchisee finally seeing light at the end of a long legal struggle |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n4_v32/ai_20199552 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060401041819/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n4_v32/ai_20199552 |archive-date=April 1, 2006 |access-date=August 3, 2008 |publisher=Nations Restaurant News}}</ref>

One example is an issue involving members of the Islamic faith over the interpretation of the Muslim version of [[canon law]], [[Shariah]], regarding the promotional artwork on a dessert package in the United Kingdom raised issues of cultural sensitivity,<ref name="scotsman">{{Cite web |last=Innes |first=John |date=September 7, 2005 |title=Burger King recalls 'sacrilegious' desserts |url=http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Burger-King-recalls-sacrilegious-desserts.2662082.jp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102124444/http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Burger-King-recalls-sacrilegious-desserts.2662082.jp |archive-date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=May 10, 2008 |website=The Scotsman |location=UK}}</ref> and, with the former example, posed a larger question about what companies must do to ensure the smooth operation of their businesses in the communities they serve.<ref name="nyt-rage" />