When not all "halal" really halal here
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'Halal' label on pork products
By Firdaus Abdullah
(NSTP): It was on sale in a supermarket here in December. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry officials discovered this when they raided the place following a tip-off.
What they found were 572 cans of minced pork bearing the halal inscription in Jawi.
"The canned minced pork was imported from China and we are still investigating how the item came to be labelled halal.
"This case is being investigated under the Trade Descriptions Act 1972," State Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs director Iskandar Halim Sulaiman said today.
Under the Act, individuals found guilty are liable to a maximum fine of RM100,000 or three years' imprisonment, or both, while companies face a maximum fine of RM200,000.
It is understood that the supermarket had re-labelled the items from China.
The enforcement division also confiscated 62 boxes of frozen chicken parts bearing forged halal logos and inscriptions in a raid on a shop here last Tuesday.
Earlier, Iskandar chaired the State-level Halal Task Force meeting, comprising enforcement officers from Jakim, Sarawak Islamic Affairs Department (Jais), the health and veterinary departments, and officials from the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute.
"The task force will conduct spot checks at premises like slaughterhouses and factories producing food items. Offenders can expect strict and swift action from us," he said.
To date, Jakim and Jais have issued 92 halal certificates throughout Sarawak.
Meanwhile, the acute diesel shortage in the State, particularly in northern towns like Miri, Sibu, Bintulu and Lawas, has prompted immediate action from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry.
Senior ministry officials from Kuala Lumpur and representatives from other enforcement agencies are expected to hold a high- powered meeting here tomorrow to chart the next course of action to rectify the situation.
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'Halal' label on pork products
By Firdaus Abdullah
(NSTP): It was on sale in a supermarket here in December. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry officials discovered this when they raided the place following a tip-off.
What they found were 572 cans of minced pork bearing the halal inscription in Jawi.
"The canned minced pork was imported from China and we are still investigating how the item came to be labelled halal.
"This case is being investigated under the Trade Descriptions Act 1972," State Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs director Iskandar Halim Sulaiman said today.
Under the Act, individuals found guilty are liable to a maximum fine of RM100,000 or three years' imprisonment, or both, while companies face a maximum fine of RM200,000.
It is understood that the supermarket had re-labelled the items from China.
The enforcement division also confiscated 62 boxes of frozen chicken parts bearing forged halal logos and inscriptions in a raid on a shop here last Tuesday.
Earlier, Iskandar chaired the State-level Halal Task Force meeting, comprising enforcement officers from Jakim, Sarawak Islamic Affairs Department (Jais), the health and veterinary departments, and officials from the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute.
"The task force will conduct spot checks at premises like slaughterhouses and factories producing food items. Offenders can expect strict and swift action from us," he said.
To date, Jakim and Jais have issued 92 halal certificates throughout Sarawak.
Meanwhile, the acute diesel shortage in the State, particularly in northern towns like Miri, Sibu, Bintulu and Lawas, has prompted immediate action from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry.
Senior ministry officials from Kuala Lumpur and representatives from other enforcement agencies are expected to hold a high- powered meeting here tomorrow to chart the next course of action to rectify the situation.
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