Halal Issues In Malaysia

Pdf on sep 14 2018 syuhaida idha and others published issues challenges and strengths of the halal logistics in malaysia find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.

Halal issues in malaysia. It only makes business sense as malaysia is a muslim majority country hence some businesses have seen their businesses grew by 400 by having a halal certificate. Mdtcc and jakim had established a special committee between them as a way to address issues concerning the domestic use of the malaysia halal logo. Kuala lumpur feb 12 several cases of restaurant operators misusing the halal certificate have emerged of late. This paper attempts to review the issues and challenges of halal food implementation in malaysia.

An international marketing issues and challenges 1 0 introduction in the muslim majority malaysia the concept of halal is an absolute key to consumption. Other reasons that have resulted in halal product recall in malaysia include processing conducted with non halal requirements and usage of unapproved ingredients by the halal committee. In fact swiss re corporate solutions has found that a large proportion of f b insurance claims have arisen due to manufacturing and packaging issues. Concepts of halal have been discussed in terms of definitions and scopes have also been established.

With effect from january 2012 in accordance to the revised trade description act 2011 only the malaysia halal logo is accepted and recognised for use in the country. Then there is the issue of resentment of non muslims on the halal requirement even though it is not mandatory by malaysian law. Halal resentment by non muslims. Muslim consumers nowadays are faced with a broad selection of products.

Istihalah is a new concept worth being debated in the context of halal food implementation and certification. Some were found displaying expired certificates while others had the audacity to exhibit certificates that were not validated by the department of islamic development malaysia jakim.