A snack producer in Kajang, Selangor was caught selling ‘murukku’ with a fake Halal logo on its packaging. Murukku is a type of Indian snack popular with locals.
The snack food premise was raided by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) recently following public complaints and was done in collaboration with the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM), Kajang branch of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry and the District Health Office (PKD) Hulu Langat.
JAIS Director Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad said, “Checks via MYe-Halal Malaysia system revealed that the premise does not hold a valid Malaysian Halal Verification Certificate (SPHM) and the Halal logo on the murukku’s packaging was also fake.”
Unfortunately, the snacks have already been widely sold at supermarkets, convenience stores and grocery stores near the factory vicinity at Hulu Langat and Cheras, as well as on e-commerce platform.
In addition, the brand of the snack is also misleading as it has a muslim name. JAIS has confiscated more than 1,000 boxes of the snack food under Order 4(1) of the Trade Description (Certification and Markings of Halal) Trade Description Act 2011, of which the factory owner could face a fine of up to RM200,000 (US$46,900) if found guilty.
Apart from the fake Halal logo, the owner might also face charges of employing illegal workers, unhygienic factory condition, as well as failing to renew its business registration certificate.
Ethnic Snack producer caught using fake Halal logo
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