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Halal certification: Kelantan govt backtracks, now says non-Muslim outlets no need halal certificates
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28, 2024: After announcing that all food and beverage (F&B) outlets in Kelantan need halal certification to renew their business licence, it now appears the Taliban-like PAS government is backtracking.
It now says the halal certificate is not compulsory for non-Muslim eateries.
That is well and good. In the first place, why announce that it is compulsory for all F&B outlets next year when it is not?
Next time, learn to talk straight, not in riddles and ambiquity.
It is your right to enforce Islamic regulations but keep that for Muslims only. The non-Muslims are not subject to any religious (Islamic) laws and regulations.
No New Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the halal certification controversy:
Halal cert not compulsory for non-Muslim outlets, says Kelantan exco man
-28 Dec 2024, 05:50 PM
Hilmi Abdullah says the proposed ruling is only applicable to non-Muslim outlets if they serve Muslim customers.
Kelantan local government, housing, health and environment committee chairman Hilmi Abdullah said the decision requiring halal certification was not made hastily and was decided as far back as 2016. (File pic)
PETALING JAYA: Non-Muslim outlets will not be affected by the Kelantan government’s decision to mandate all food and beverage establishment owners to obtain halal certification as a prerequisite to renew their business licences, says a state executive councillor.
Local government, housing, health and environment committee chairman Hilmi Abdullah said the state government’s decision only applies to outlets serving Muslims, reported Berita Harian.
However, he said the ruling is applicable to non-Muslim outlets if they sell consumables to Muslim customers.
“The policy decision requiring halal certification was not made hastily as it was decided by the state executive council in 2016 and further refined by the local government, housing, and health committee in 2020,” he said.
“Owners of seven specific categories of business premises in Kelantan were given advance notice of the decision through their respective local authorities in 2020, and they were encouraged to apply for halal certification as it is not mandatory,” he said.
Hilmi said non-Muslim outlets can continue to serve pork dishes such as bak kut teh and roasted pork.
He said the move to make halal certification mandatory was initiated by the Kota Bharu Municipal Council earlier this year as it wanted to protect consumers in the state, 95% of whom are Malays.
Yesterday, housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming said local authorities are not allowed to impose mandatory halal certification on food and beverage operators as a condition for business licence renewal.
He said the Cabinet previously agreed that while the government encourages businesses to apply for halal certification, it is not mandatory.
“Therefore, local authorities must respect this and avoid action that contradicts the Cabinet’s decision as the nation’s highest executive body,” Sinar Harian quoted him as saying.
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