SUBANG JAYA: With over 1,400 of the 4,700 companies dealing with halal food failing to get halal certification, the Department of Standards Malaysia is set to correct the misconception that the term meant just “pork-free” and “alcohol-free”.
Standards Malaysia director-general Fadilah Baharin said there needs to be an understanding of the broader halalan toyyiban concept which can be defined as permissible for consumption with relation to Syariah law as well as safe and hygienic.
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