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PETALING JAYA: The Selangor state government is seriously considering imported frozen meat bearing fake halal logos.
The state chairman of the committee on Islamic religious affairs, consumer affairs and halal industry, Zawawi Ahmad Mughni, said in a statement on Sunday (December 27) that while no arrests had been made in Selangor, there was no guarantee that such meat not sold here.
He added that a special task force had been set up to handle the matter since October and that the Islamic religious department of Selangor (Jais) was working closely with other departments and enforcement agencies.
“The state government encourages users to be more vigilant when buying products and to authenticate their halal status via smartphones if they have any questions.
“At the same time, they can also be our eyes and ears to combat the issue by reporting any product with fake halal logos,” he said.
Long-term solutions, he said, included increasing production of local meat products and making users aware of the importance of the halal aspect in daily use.
Recently, authorities arrested a cartel that had been smuggling meat from Ukraine, Brazil, Argentina and China, and then repackaged them with the halal logo.
A raid was carried out on a warehouse in Senai, Johor, where 1,500 tonnes of frozen meat worth RM30,000 were seized.
The cartel, which is believed to have been in operation for a few years, had allegedly been using the warehouse as a place to make fake labels and stamps to stick on packages of non-certified meat.
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