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KUALA BERANG: The Ministry of Commerce and National Consumption will carry out continuous monitoring and periodic raids, without prior notice, to companies or distributors that deal with imported meat.
His deputy minister, Rosol Wahid, said the ministry has not “washed its hands” on the issue and will continue to monitor to ensure that all meat imported into Malaysia is halal.
“The ministry also guarantees that all imported meat available on the market at this time is halal. We have been able to contain and identify the illicit meat.
“In fact, a company (involved in the falsification of the halal logo on the case of the illegal meat cartel) was indicted today in court.
“The guarantee is given because all the meat from the affected premises has already been confiscated. Our responsibility is to ensure that all meat entering Malaysia is halal, except for pork, which belongs to another category, ”he said.
He spoke to reporters after inspecting a supermarket here about its adherence to the maximum price scheme for the holiday season. He was accompanied by Terengganu’s director of consumer affairs and internal trade, Saharuddin Mohd Kia.
In another development, he said that a total of 9,629 commercial locations across the country were inspected by the ministry from Dec. 22-29 for the maximum price scheme during Christmas.
Rosol said only 10 cases involving a total compound of RM1,100 and a total seizure of RM386 were recorded in the inspection during the period.
“In one case, it was for not displaying the special price tag (pink) while in another nine cases, no price tags were displayed. Measures were taken in accordance with the Anti-Profit and Price Control Law of 2011.
“This shows that the price monitoring scheme is efficient because traders have followed the stipulated rules to avoid taking advantage of the festive season (demand),” he said.
He added that the ministry had also started Op Catut in three phases to monitor the price of school supplies and uniforms in preparation for the start of the 2021 school session.
“The first phase is from December 24 until tomorrow, the second phase is from January 1 to January 19 and the third phase is from February 20 to March 7.
“This operation aims to eliminate merchants who take the opportunity to increase the price of school uniforms and equipment, such as bags, shoes, socks and scarves,” he said.
In the first phase of operations, a total of 279 stores with 1,154 articles were inspected, of which a total of 271 notifications were issued for new actions.
Apart from that, Rosol said the ministry will also launch a “Back to School” campaign to make it easier for parents to buy school supplies.
