“Only Jakim is authorised to give any statement regarding halal issues,” says minister for Islamic Affairs Jamil Khir Baharom. PETALING JAYA: Cadbury Malaysia re-affirmed that all its chocolate products made and sold in Malaysia are halal following JAKIM confirmed it’s test ...
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Malaysia: 2 Cadbury chocolate products officially ‘not halal’ for now
Two varieties of Cadbury milk chocolate have tested positive for porcine DNA, conducted by the Malaysian Health Ministry. Following the statement issued today by the Health Ministry, which confirmed that two Cadbury chocolate products contained pig (porcine) DNA, the Malaysian Islamic ...
Read More »UK: Restaurant ordered to pay out £8,900 over false halal meat claim
A Birmingham restaurant has been ordered to fork out £8,910 in fines and costs after falsely claiming all the meat it served was halal. False Halal Claim: There was no evidence The Real China, at Star City, was even selling halal meat ...
Read More »Germany: Scientists develop new method to test halal meat authenticity
Scientists have developed a new method to detect traces of pork and horsemeat in ‘halal’ meat, including beef, chicken and lamb, amid the recent controversy over the horsemeat scandal in Europe. The new method has been developed by scientists at ...
Read More »Iran: Study Finds that Halal Meat in Iran is Contaminated With Pork
By Rose Eveleth, Smiths Online Mag Halal meat is supposed to adhere to strict religious rules, but a new study suggests it isn’t quite so spotless. By now, it might come as no surprise to you that a lot of the meat ...
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