Adaptation is required for many reasons including consumer tastes/ preferences and laws/customs. There are many situations where McDonald's adapted the product because of religious laws and customs in a country. For example, in Israel, after initial protests, Big Macs are served without cheese in several outlets, thereby permitting the separation of meat and dairy products required of kosher restaurants. McDonald's restaurants in India serve Vegetable McNuggets and a mutton-based Maharaja Mac (Big Mac). Such innovations are necessary in a country where Hindus do not eat beef, Muslims do not eat pork, and Jains (among others) do not eat meat of any type. In Malaysia and Singapore, McDonald's underwent rigorous inspections by Muslim clerics to ensure ritual cleanliness; the chain was rewarded with a halal (``clean'', ``acceptable'') certificate, indicating the total absence of pork products.