Cabinet did not discuss controversial sandwich issue, says Fahmi

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The Cabinet did not discuss the controversy over a ham and cheese sandwich that allegedly used the halal logo fraudulently, says Fahmi Fadzil.  “We weren’t served sandwiches today either,” quipped the Communications Minister, who is also the government spokesman, during his weekly post-cabinet meeting press briefing on Wednesday (Jan 15).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ywsjves3   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Cabinet did not address the controversy surrounding a ham and cheese sandwich, allegedly

00:07bearing a fraudulent halal logo, Communications Minister Fahmi Fazil revealed during his weekly

00:13post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday.

00:25The issue gained attention after KK Supermart took legal action against its food supplier,

00:30Shake and Bake Cafe Sendirian Berhad, for allegedly misusing a Malaysian halal certificate

00:36on the sandwich.

00:38The retailer filed a police report on Saturday, terminated all business dealings with the

00:43supplier and instructed its legal team to issue a letter of demand regarding the matter.

00:50The controversy erupted when a ham and cheese sandwich sold at a KK Concept store in

00:55University Malaya sparked public outrage for displaying the Malaysian halal logo.

01:01Following inspections by the Islamic Development Department and the Domestic Trade and Cost

01:06of Living Ministry, two KK Supermart outlets in the university were closed on January 10.

01:13In its statement, KK Supermart clarified that Shake and Bake Cafe had provided a halal certificate

01:20for the chicken ham and cheese used in the sandwich.

01:23Investigations by JAKIM and the ministry are ongoing.

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