Cabinet rejects mandatory halal cert proposal, says report

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A source reportedly says the Cabinet has agreed that halal certification for restaurants and food companies will continue to be on a voluntary basis.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/18/cabinet-rejects-mandatory-halal-cert-proposal-says-report/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #TeresaKok #Jakim #HalalCertification

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00:00The cabinet has reportedly rejected the proposal to make halal certification mandatory for

00:08restaurants and food companies that do not serve pork or alcohol.

00:12According to Hsinchu Daily, the cabinet has unanimously agreed to keep the halal certification

00:18on a voluntary basis.

00:20The source also told the Chinese newspaper that the government had no intention of forcing

00:25operators to apply for the certification.

00:28Previously, Jiaqim said it is considering making halal certification a requirement for

00:33restaurants that do not serve pork or alcohol.

00:36DAP Vice-Chairman Teresa Kok had opposed the move, saying it could impose significant

00:42burdens on small businesses.

00:44While DAP Secretary-General Lok Siu Fok defended Kok's remarks, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

00:49insisted that the Supreteh MP's views were her own.

00:53Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zaid Hamidi said non-Muslim business operators

00:58could not and should not be forced to obtain halal certification.

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