The report on the proposal for mandatory halal certification is nearing completion and is set to be presented to the Cabinet this Wednesday (Sept 18), says Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.
The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) said that a draft proposal to make halal certification mandatory for all food premises had also been prepared and will be presented at the upcoming Cabinet meeting.
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The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) said that a draft proposal to make halal certification mandatory for all food premises had also been prepared and will be presented at the upcoming Cabinet meeting.
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00:00PM, do you have any request to prepare the Halal report, maybe you can comment a little or something?
00:04Inshallah, it's almost ready, so I will announce it later on Rabu Day, let's see how it is.
00:11So the instructions have been followed, we have prepared a draft related to the Halal.
00:21And I think the area that we will cover is related to the suggestion to make Halal registration compulsory.
00:32Because of that, it will go through a rather long process, because I mentioned in the context
00:39because our foundation now, Halal registration is voluntarily.
00:47So we want to see if it is possible to make Halal registration compulsory,
00:56because there are concerns and concerns among Muslims.
01:01So the initial suggestion that requires a session on the matter,
01:08meaning later on, Jahkaim will call everyone, if it happens,
01:11if the cabinet agrees with the suggestion, then we will start the study in detail.
01:19And this study includes a session on the matter.
01:22And all the stakeholders who are involved, especially Duri-Duri Tuanku,
01:31because the Halal issue is a religious issue,
01:34and when it is a religious issue, it means it is in the domain of Duri-Duri Tuanku.
01:41So all the stakeholders, we will consult and we will get an overview,
01:50including the units, restaurants, users, etc.
01:55And after the detailed study is carried out,
02:01and the cabinet feels that this matter can be brought to the cabinet,
02:08then we will prepare the ministerial paper.
02:11And at the same time, we will prepare the paper for us to bring to MKI.
02:17So these are the two highest bodies in our country,
02:21which can determine whether there is a basis that obliges this Halal area,
02:26can be done or the other way around.
02:29One quick question.
02:31So when you say that all restaurants, right now the Jadah is all restaurants,
02:36wajib dan halal, and the government is studying this matter.
02:39So when you say, oh, is it for every restaurant in the country,
02:43or is it just for the Malay-Muslim-owned restaurant?
02:47I think this is very important that a thorough research needs to be done.
02:59Whether the mandatory certification of Halal is to be obligated upon
03:08different kind of restaurants or not, that will depend on the research done.
03:15So it is only a mere proposal at the early stage which requires depth study and research.
03:24So once the research, depth study is done,
03:27then only we can say whether it applies to all type of restaurants, Muslims or non-Muslims.
03:33So it's just a proposal.
03:35So I can't state exactly until we have undergone a proper and thorough research and study.
03:43And then PAS recently, they just made a comment.
03:45They say that the government should make the halal set from the Muslim and non-Muslim different
03:50so that the Muslim consumer, they can know better what they are buying.
03:55So what do you think?
03:56My response is just the same.
03:58I have to wait for the research and also a thorough study,
04:02then only I can see whether such proposal can stand or not.
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