Imagine this: You bite into a piece of meat, thinking its halal, only to realise, to your utmost horror at the end, that it’s actually fake halal meat.
That’s exactly what the Singapore Food Authority (SFA) and the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) is investigating right now.
SFA & Muis Looking into Allegations That Fake Halal Meat is Being Imported into S’pore
On 29 Dec 2020, SFA and Muis released a joint statement noting that an unsavoury meat cartel in Malaysia smuggles non-halal meat and repacked them with halal-certified labels.
Nonetheless, they assure that any halal-certified meat which is legally imported into Singapore is safe for consumption.
It was pointed out that only meat and meat products from SFA-accredited sources are imported into Singapore, and these sources are subjected to SFA’s surveillance programme which ensures that the meat imported meets all the regulatory and import requirements.
And for meat that is imported for the Muslim market in Singapore, importers have to hold a Muis certificate and meet the halal requirements.
As for the allegations on the fake halal meat making its way into Singapore on social media, both agencies say that they are now looking into the matter.
Police Reports Lodged In Malaysia
The meat cartel in Malaysia is now being investigated by Malaysia’s Special Investigation Unit.
Police reports have also been lodged by several non-governmental organisations in Malaysia including the Malaysia Muslim Halal Meat Importers Association.
It was also reported that the meat cartel in Malaysia has been operating for 40 years.
When a warehouse in Senai, Johor, was raided, the authorities seized about 1,500 tonnes of frozen meat (worth SGD $9.8 million), together with rubber stamps and labels.
Meanwhile, Muis says it’s obtaining more information from Malaysia and asks people not to spread fake news.
Check that your information is from a credible source, it added.
As we’ve always said before, most of the time, the news you get from WhatsApp might just be fake.
Download the Goody Feed app instead, or even better, for this matter, check out SFA or Muis‘s websites directly.
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