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February 07, 2021
Shoppers at a market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
File photo: Reuters
For Syahiirah Junaidi, a Kuala Lumpur resident, the recent halal meat scandal in Malaysia is beyond her control.
The country was in December rocked by reports that a cartel had for decades been allegedly bribing officials to import and sell Muslims non-certified meat, including horse and kangaroo when the meat was neither ritually slaughtered according to Islamic custom nor derived from approved sources.
While Syahiirah says she cannot do much but continue to take the word of supermarkets that pledge their meat is halal, or permissible, she knows older residents would not be as forgiving.
Published on: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
By: NST
Photo for general illustration: AFP via Getty Images
Kuala Lumpur: The Malay Consultative Council (MPM) has called for a major reshuffling of the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) over its perceived failure to protect Muslim consumers in guaranteeing the distribution of halal meat in the country.
The council s Performance Management & Delivery Unit (Pemandu) committee chairman Tun Hanif Omar said the department should relieve itself from its role in handling the issuance of halal certificates.
Saying that Jakim should face action for its negligence , Hanif said the Veterinary Services Department (DVS) should also face similar action for its alleged failure to improve the local ruminant industry.