‘No such halal cert mandate’

All together: (From left) MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, Dr Wee, Ahmad Zahid and MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran at the MIC AGM in Shah Alam. — KK SHAM/The Star

SHAH ALAM: Non-Muslim food and beverage companies and eateries are not mandated to apply for halal certification, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

“There is no such decision by the Cabinet. That is why the Prime Minister has instructed the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) to explain the current status, proposals, and studies on the halal issue on Wednesday,” said Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Malaysian Halal Council chairman.