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Leading consumers group Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate the latest report on the smuggling of imported frozen meat in the country.
CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader said the RCI must investigate the failure of the system in place for halal meat and make recommendations to prevent complications in the future.
It was recently reported that a cartel has been importing non-certified meat and selling them as halal meat in Malaysia.
The cartel has reportedly been operating for over 40 years and imported meat from non-halal-certified slaughterhouses in a few countries, such as Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Spain and Mexico.
GEORGE TOWN: Leading consumers group Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate the latest report on the smuggling of imported frozen meat in the country.
CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader said the RCI must investigate the failure of the system in place for halal meat and make recommendations to prevent complications in the future.
“Also, immediately recall imported frozen meat in the market.
“Severe action must be taken against the smugglers of imported frozen meat and the government officers involved in corrupt practices as it concerns the Muslim faith,” he said today. He said investigations were being carried out by the authorities but there was no recall of the imported frozen meat.
“This means that consumers are still consuming the tainted meat despite CAP’s calls to do so earlier.
“Due to the high price of local meat, restaurants and other food establishments are using imported frozen meat in the dishes they serve to the customers. Processed meat manufacturers are also using imported frozen meat in their products.
“As it is, we cannot even say that the halal labelled meat is genuine.
“As such, consumers are advised to refrain from buying imported frozen meat and processed meat products until the authorities can ascertain that the imported frozen meat in the market is genuine halal meat,” he said.
It was recently reported that a cartel has been importing non-certified meat and selling them as halal meat in Malaysia.
The cartel has reportedly been operating for over 40 years and imported meat from non-halal-certified slaughterhouses in a few countries, such as Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Spain and Mexico.
The meat, smuggled out of ports, would be taken to warehouses where it would be mixed with halal-certified meat and repacked with fake halal logos, then sold in the market.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin ordered a special report on the meat cartel scandal to be submitted to the government following the recent expose on the matter.
Malaysians, Mohideen said, were shocked to know that their favourite beef dishes such as daging masak kicap, daging rendang, or beef burgers at one time could have been made from horse, kangaroo or non-halal beef.
He added that this was the reality as the latest report on the frozen meat cartel revealed that kangaroo and horse meat imported into the country and sold to consumers as beef.
Mohideen said there were four government agencies involved in the approval of the import of halal meat from other countries.
“These agencies have not explained to the public how non-halal meat could have escaped their supervision.
“The import of non-halal meat has been made possible due to corrupt officers of the agencies and fraud on the part of the syndicate.
“The government must take these matters seriously and make all those responsible accountable for their action.
“One could not imagine such an unscrupulous practice is taking place in our country which is made possible through the corruption and malpractice,” he said.
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