Confusion over the halal status of an Australian manufactured ghee (clarified butter) product continues in Malaysia after competing claims by the manufacturer, regulation agencies, and a consumer group .
A Kuwaiti MP Dr Faisal Al-Muslim has submitted a parliamentary query to Minister of State for Municipal Affairs, Minister of Public Works Dr Fadhel Safar following reports that an unidentified company in January had sold in the Kuwait market 65 tons of spoiled meat and 17,000 chickens in August this year believed to be unsuitable for human consumption, reports Al-Anba daily .
The controversy over halal vaccines in Indonesia appears to be never ending with more scientists claiming that there is no such thing as a pork free meningitis vaccine .
The public has been reminded that only the halal logo certified by the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) will be valid once the amendments to the law come into force next year, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said .