FST 4001FOOD HALAL

GROUP MEMBERS:

1. AZIRAH HANIM BT AHMAD FAUZI (172833)

2. NOR AMIRAH BT ROSLAN (172951)

3. NUR FAZHILAH HANIM BT HALIM (174354)

4. MUHAMMAD AFIQ BIN JAAFAR SIDDEK(173789)

5. NUR HADANA BT IBRAHIM (173053)

6. SHARDANA AIGA BT SALIS (172882)

7. SITI KHADIJAH BT KHALID (173666)

8. ATHIAH NABIHAH BT LAZAINI (172925)

9. SITI SAFINAH BT HAMDAN (172645)

OCCURRENCE OF HALAL ISSUE IN

MALAYSIA

objectives

•To allow Muslim consumer to be aware of halal food issues

in Malaysia

•To consult the Muslim consumers to know better about the

halalan toyyiban by referring the guideline of Shariah Law.

INTRODUCTIONS

•What is halal?

•Halal simply means permitted or lawful.

•What is halal food?

•Foods that are allowed to be eaten according

to Islamic Sharia law. This means that for any

food to be considered halal it must comply with

the religious ritual and observance of Sharia

law.

•Thus, there are rises of certain issues of halal

certification due to modernization of food.

RECENT ISSUES OF HALAL FOOD

FRAUD IN MALAYSIA

What is E-

codes?

Letter E stands for European or

Europe.

Means the number of additives have been tested and certified safe for use in country

which is European country.

The function is to make it easier for manufacturers to

identify the additive used for theirs product.

In order to affect the food’s keeping quality,

texture, consistency, appearance, odor, taste, alkalinity, acidity or to

serve any other technological function.

Any safe substances that is

intentionally introduced into or on a food in

small quantities

What is food additives?

HARAM E-CODES

E120- Cochineal

E441-Gelatin from pig sources

E542-Edible bone phosphate if it is

from port bone

Halal And Haram Status

Determination

None is specified by the

code letters or numbers

The original source of

the material produced is

the determiner

Situation in Malaysia

The used of E-code are not required in the Guidelines on the labeling of food additives under the Food Regulations 1985

The producers do not want to use the E-code on the label of their product to avoid confusion and vilified that their product containing pig.

Not all the product labeled with E-code are haram, but may come from other sources such as plant and other animal than pig.

References: Prof Hariz (2015). E codes

Haram? Lemak Babi?. Utusan Malaysia.

Year 2011

“HALAL BEER?”

Issue

30/05/2011

• The company that distributed alcohol drinks

claimed that their product is only contained

0.01%

• However, actually after lab testing, 0.5%

alcohol is identified by JAKIM

• FATWA have been decided before that alcohol

that contained in drink should follow Shariah

Law which is <0.01%

Reference: Adnan M.Z. 2011. “Hentikan

Guna Istilah Bir Halal”. Utusan Malaysia.

FATWA On The Issue of Alcohol

In Food, Drinks/Beverages By

The Committee Of The National

FATWA Council For Islamic

Religious Affairs Malaysia

July 2011

Reference:Committee Of The National

FATWA Council For Islamic Religious

Affairs Malaysia.

…• Soft drinks/beverage processed/made not

for the purpose of producing wine and

containing alcohol BELOW THE LEVEL

OF 0.1% are permissible to be consumed

• Food or beverages containing natural

alcohol such as fruits, nuts, grains or their

juices, or alcohol that incidentally forms

during the production process of certain

food or beverages is not considered

impure and permissible to be consumed.

Reference: Hashim A. 2011.: Usah Minum Bir

Didakwa Halal” .Berita Harian.

According to Islamic method of slaughtering:

Blood should be drained

The blood has to be drained completely before the head

is removed. The purpose is to drain out most of the

blood which would serve as a good culture medium for

micro organisms. The spinal cord must not be cut

because the nerve fibres to the heart could be damaged

during the process causing cardiac arrest, stagnating the

blood in the blood vessels.

Blood is a good medium for germs and bacteria

Blood is a good media of germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. Therefore the Muslim way of slaughtering is more hygienic as most of the blood containing germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. that are the cause of several diseases are eliminated.

Meat remains fresh for a longer time

Meat slaughtered by Islamic way remains fresh for a longer time due to deficiency of blood in the meat as compared to other methods of slaughtering.

Reference: http://www.therevival.co.uk/article/islamic-method-slaughtering-

animals-scientific-not-inhumane#sthash.ipOkNwVA.dpuf

Slaughtering process:

a) slaughtering shall be performed only by a practicing muslim who is

mentally sound, baligh, fully understands the fundamental rules and

conditions related to the slaughter of animals in Islam;

b) the slaughterman shall have certificate for halal slaughter issued by a

competent authority;

c) the act of slaughtering shall be done with niyyah (intention) in the

name of Allah and not for other purposes. The slaughterman is well

aware of his action;

d) the animal to be slaughtered has to be an animal that is halal;

e) the animal to be slaughtered shall be alive or deemed to be alive

(hayat al-mustaqirrah3 ) at the time of slaughter;

Halal Standard

f) animals to be slaughtered shall be healthy and have been approved by the competent

authority;

g) tasmiyyah has to be invoked immediately before slaughtering and the slaughtering

is recommended to be performed while facing the qiblah;

h) slaughtering lines, tools and utensils shall be dedicated for halal slaughter only;

i) slaughtering knife or blade shall be sharp and free from blood and other impurities;

j) slaughtering shall be done only once. The “sawing action” of the slaughtering is

permitted as long as the slaughtering knife or blade is not lifted off the animal during

the slaughtering;

k) bones, nails and teeth shall not be used as slaughtering tools;

l) the slaughter act shall sever the trachea (halqum), oesophagus (mari’) and both the

carotid arteries and jugular veins (wadajain) to hasten the bleeding and death of the

animal (see Figures 1). The bleeding shall be spontaneous and complete;

m) a trained Muslim inspector shall be appointed and be responsible to check that the

animals are properly slaughtered according to the Shariah law.

“Porcine Found in Malaysian

Cadbury -Chocolate recalled after

DNA traces found”

• Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut and the Cadbury Dairy

Milk Roast Almond bars came up positive for pig DNA

during testing for non-halal substances

• This issue has make majority Muslims in Malaysia fell

deceived and decide to sue Cadbury company in Malaysia.

• Recalls of Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut and Cadbury

Milk Roast Almond, sold in stores throughout Malaysia,

have been ordered by the company.

Reference:

http://www.thestar.com.my/n

ews/nation/2014/11/22/cadb

ury-lauds-jakim-halal-

endorsement/

• Malaysia’s Halal certification process involves rigorous

auditing and inspections including an assessment of

ingredients, processing methods, equipments used

including laboratory testing by Certification Procedures

Manual Standard and Procedure.

• Malaysia’s Chemistry Department has tested the product

and Jakim had conducted a full investigation as stipulated

in the Malaysian Halal Certification Procedures Manual

• Jakim has clarify Halal status on Cadburry and consumer

should not fret and doubtful.

Reference:

http://www.astroawani.com/berit

amalaysia/

What Cadbury do to restore trust?

• Putting out a statement on a social media

• Cadbury have make authentic community engagement

ideas – programmes that claims to be on a “mission to

make Malaysia a happier nation”.

• Frequently promote their latest products such as through

commercial video by appoint Siti Nurhaliza as ambassador

• Cadbury’s have developed a series of their own

hashtags such as #FreeTheJoy, #UnwrapJoy and #JoyCabs

• Regular competitions are held across their social media

channels

Reference:

http://www.halal.gov.my/ehal

al/directory/slm_viewdetail.p

hp?comp_code=COMP-

20050729-

155143&id=&type=C

CONCLUSIONS

The consumer should refer to JAKIM in the matter of halal

issue. The consumer should check the food they buy have the

halal certificate/halal logo by the JAKIM before buy the food.