(Reuters) – The storm of bad publicity that hit confectioner Cadbury in Malaysia after its chocolates tested positive for traces of pork highlights the costly, religious minefield food companies must navigate as they rush to tap the surging $1 trillion ...
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Opinion: Politics and Ritual Halal Slaughter
As part of the Islamic/halal economic undertaking, Malaysia or Dubai could be an ideal platform, via an international conference/summit, to take a deep dive into the charged issue of animal slaughter. There is much confusion among the Muslims (too many ...
Read More »Pig DNA in Cadbury Chocolates, Istihalah and the different views
Just recently, Malaysians have been astonished after the Health Ministry stated that two Cadbury chocolates have been found to have pig DNA. Later tests by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has confirmed that there were no traces ...
Read More »Jakim confirms Cadbury Malaysia’s chocolates are halal
The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has reissued Cadbury Malaysia with its halal certificates after it had confirmed that Cadbury chocolates were free from any non-halal ingredients after analysis of its contents by the health ministry which had reported it contained pig ...
Read More »First World Halal Assembly by SMIIC-OIC accomplishes its objectives
ISLAMABAD: First World Halal Assembly by OIC-SMIIC accomplished all the objectives. More than 250 scholars and experts gathered from 40 countries in Islamabad approved the recommendations with consensus. OIC-SMIIC: World Halal Assembly was held concurrently with the 8th Board of ...
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