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KUALA NERUS: Muslims have the option of not eating imported meat, especially if they have doubts about the halal status of the product, Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (pix) said.
The minister of the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said that it has been mentioned in the hadith: “Leave what makes you doubt for what does not make you doubt.”
“As such, to be safe, I visited the two frozen meat factories two days ago to make sure the requirements for imported meat are in accordance with import regulations and standards,” he told reporters after the Inspirasiku program at the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA). Here today.
He said this when asked to comment on the statement by Perak’s deputy mufti Datuk Zamri Hashim, who allegedly urged Muslims to exercise their purchasing power by staying away from imported meat, especially beef, until the issue is resolved. problem affecting the halal status of imported meat.
Zulkifli said this was Zamri’s point of view and recommendation to exercise caution if people have doubts and cannot establish whether the imported meat they are eating is halal.
However, he said that authorities related to this issue, including the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) and the Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (Jakim) have already given a clear explanation to alleviate the anxieties and doubts of the Muslim community.
Deputy Minister (KPDNHEP) Datuk Rosol Wahid in a program said yesterday that the three largest frozen meat suppliers in the country, namely Allana Group, Amroon and Al-Aali are among those guaranteed halal and Muslims in the country they should not worry about buying meat. of the three companies.
In a related development, Zulkifli said that it was still too early for him to decide on a major overhaul for Jakim.
“It is too early for us to say something now, I prefer to make improvements and increase the quality … we will analyze this further from several aspects. As I have said, we will cooperate with various parties and update the SOPs (standard operating procedures) implemented by Jakim and others, involved in importing meat, ”he said.
He said this in response to a proposal from the Malaysian Advisory Council (MPM) advisory board member Tun Hanif Omar, who had called for a major reorganization of Jakim and appointing those who are most competent, capable and upright to lead the department. -Called
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