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Pengesahan JAKIM: Coklat Cadbury Tiada DNA Babi

Credit: KENYATAAN MEDIA MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI BERKENAAN KEPUTUSAN UJIAN ANALISIS COKLAT SUSU DENGAN KACANG HAZEL DAN COKLAT SUSU DENGAN BUAH BADAM, PRODUK SYARIKAT CADBURY CONFECTIONARY (M) SDN. BHD. OLEH JABATAN KIMIA MALAYSIA (JKM)

1. Saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk merakamkan penghargaan dan ucapan terima kasih kepada Jabatan Kimia Malaysia (JKM) kerana telah memberi keutamaan dalam pengujian sampel bagi dua produk coklat cadbury yang menjadi isu nasional berikutan kenyataan akhbar Ketua Pengarah Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) pada 24 Mei 2014 yang lalu.

2. Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) pada 26 Mei 2014 telah mengambil kedua-dua sampel produk terlibat iaitu:

i. Coklat dengan kacang hazel-Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut dengan nombor kelompok (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2 dan (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2; dan

ii. Coklat susu dengan buah badam-Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond dengan nombor kelompok (Batch No) 221013 N01RI1

3. Selain itu, JAKIM juga turut mengambil empat (4) produk lain dalam aliran pemprosesan yang sama dan lima (5) jenis bahan mentah yang berpotensi mengandungi unsur haiwan.

4. Kesemua sampel diambil dari kilang pengeluar produk tersebut yang beralamat di Cadbury Confectionary (M) Sdn. Bhd., Persiaran Raja Muda, Seksyen 16, P.O. Box 7043, 40700 Shah Alam Selangor dan telah dihantar ke JKM pada hari yang sama.

5. Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia pada hari ini (2 Jun 2014) telah menerima keputusan analisis makmal Jabatan Kimia Malaysia ke atas dua sampel produk keluaran Syarikat Cadbury Confectionary (M) Sdn. Bhd. iaitu:

i. coklat dengan kacang hazel-Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut dengan nombor kelompok (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2 dan (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2; dan

ii. coklat susu dengan buah badam-Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond dengan nombor kelompok (Batch No) 221013 N01RI1

6. Keputusan analisis makmal adalah seperti berikut:

i. coklat dengan kacang hazel-Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut dengan nombor kelompok (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2 dan (Batch no) 200813 M01HI2 – DNA BABI TIDAK DIKESAN

ii. coklat susu dengan buah badam-Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond dengan nombor kelompok (Batch No) 221013 N01RI1 – DNA BABI TIDAK DIKESAN

7. Walau bagaimanapun memandangkan perkara ini melibatkan tanggungjawab dan integriti pihak syarikat, pemeriksaan menyeluruh akan dibuat semula ke atas seluruh rantaian pengeluaran produk syarikat Cadbury Confectionary (M) Sdn Bhd merangkumi bahan mentah, aliran pemprosesan, penyimpanan, peralatan dan lain-lain bagi memastikan syarikat benar-benar mematuhi piawaian pensijilan halal Malaysia.

8. Laporan pemeriksaan menyeluruh tersebut akan dibentangkan semula dalam Mesyuarat Panel Pengesahan Halal Malaysia sebelum Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia dua produk tersebut dikembalikan.

9. JAKIM juga akan mengadakan mesyuarat bersama agensi-agensi berkaitan bagi membincangkan strategi pengurusan krisis sekiranya berlaku pengesanan DNA dalam sesuatu produk, oleh makmal mana-mana agensi kerajaan di masa-masa akan datang.

10. Dalam masa terdekat, Saya juga akan mempengerusikan mesyuarat khas Jawatankuasa Pemandu Halal yang dianggotai oleh pelbagai agensi dan pakar-pakar berkaitan dengan halal bagi membincangkan isu-isu halal secara menyeluruh.

11. Seterusnya, JAKIM akan merangka program kesedaran pengguna Islam bagi menjelaskan mengenai pensijilan Halal Malaysia dan isu hukum DNA porcine serta kesannya terhadap kepenggunaan.

Sekian, terima kasih.

Y.B Mejar Jeneral Dato’ Seri Jamil Khir Bin Hj. Baharom (B)
Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri
2 Jun 2014

Sumber: JAKIM, http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/Sahtiadaunsurbabi/Article?BeritaUtama

EDITOR’S NOTE

Sesungguhnya, JAKIM ni memang suka kasi orang lemah semangat. Sekejap cakap ada DNA babi, sekarang cakap takde pulak. Suspense betol lah. Terima kasih Sis Jamilah Ismail kerana berkongsi dengan kami di Rilek1Corner.

June 2, 2014
JAKIM: Not All Products With ‘E’ Code Contain Pork DNA

Credit: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim)

Tidak semua nombor E yang digunakan untuk membuat sesuatu produk makanan berasaskan dari sumber yang haram. Bahan-bahan aditif ini boleh bersumberkan tumbuhan, sintetik, mikrob, semulajadi, kimia dan haiwan.

Sehubungan itu, sekiranya produk tersebut merupakan produk tempatan dan mendapat sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia, maka ia boleh digunakan tanpa was-was sekalipun mempunyai kod E-kod. Tetapi sekiranya produk tersebut bukan produk tempatan serta tidak mendapat sijil pengesahan halal Malaysia walaupun menggunakan e-kod yang sama, pengguna dinasihatkan agar berhati-hati dalam memilih produk tersebut.

Penjelasan daripada Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Melaka Biotech; En Bardul Hisham Badrudin berhubung carta aliran pengesanan DNA Babi dalam makanan dan minuman.

Credit: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim)

PUTRAJAYA: Local products with the ‘E’ code in their halal certificate can be consumed by Muslims, according to the Malaysia Islamic Development Department (Jakim).

Jakim Director-General Datuk Othman Mustapha said food products with the E code or number on the labels were not necessarily processed through haram or prohibited sources.

“However, consumers should be cautious if the product has an E code but is not processed locally and does not have the Malaysian halal certification,” he said in a statement, here, today.

He said the E code referred to additives and commonly used by European Union countries, Australia, New Zealand, northern America particularly Canada, and Israel.

“The numbering scheme is based on the International Numbering System set by the Codex Alimentarius Committee.

“It is a collection of various standards, codes of practice, recognised international guidelines related to food, food processing and food safety aimed at safeguarding public health and to ensure compliance with the ethical trading code of conduct,” he said.

Additives are labelled as follows:

E100 – E199 – colour
E200 – E299 – preservatives
E300 – E399 – oxidants, phosphates, anti-oxidants and acid inhibitors
E400 – E499 – thickeners, moisturisers, stabilisers and emulsifiers
E500 – E599 – salt, acidity regulators and anti-caking agents
E600 – E699 – flavour enhancers
E900 – E999 – sweeteners and glazing agents
E1000- E1999 – additional chemicals

“Not all additives with the E serial number to make food products are from non-halal sources. The sources of the additives could be plants, synthetic, microbes, natural, chemicals and animals,” said Othman.

However, he said, E471, a mono and diglyceride emulsifier, had been the most queried additive.

“It is synthetic fat derived from glycerol and natural fatty acids found in plants such as oil palm or animal fat.

“It is generally a compound of various edible substances similar to natural fat,” he said.

Othman urged food industry players to clearly define the additives in their products so as to leave no room for doubts among Muslim consumers as to the food’s status.

Jakim through its Halal Hub division would also require companies which apply for the halal certificate to fully declare the contents of their products including additives, he said.– BERNAMA

Sumber: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim), Bernama, Sinar Harian, Berita Harian

May 28, 2014
Pink Dot Penang 2014 Dikecam ABIM

Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) membantah penganjuran acara “Pink Dot Penang 2014” di George Town, Pulau Pinang yang didakwanya bertujuan meraikan kumpulan Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT).

Poster acara tersebut telah dimuat naik di Internet, dan ia akan berlangsung di 1926 Heritage Hotel pada Mac 29.

ABIM berpandangan bahawa acara sebegitu amat bercanggah dengan nilai-nilai pelbagai agama dan adat budaya di Malaysia, kata Setiausaha Agungnya Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz.

Katanya, berdasarkan rujukan terhadap laman Pink Dot Singapore, pada tahun 2013, acara seumpama itu telah diadakan secara besar-besaran “dengan tujuan menyeru persamaan hak bagi komuniti LGBT agar hubungan sesama jenis tidak dianggap suatu yang negatif”.

“ABIM memandang berat penganjuran acara sebegini sebagai satu usaha yang biadab dan jelas tidak menghormati sentimen majoriti masyarakat Malaysia yang rata-ratanya berpegang teguh dengan ajaran agama.

“Acara sebegini seolah-olah ingin membawa anasir kebebasan percintaan songsang yang telah kedengaran di merata pelosok dunia termasuk di negara-negara maju seperti UK, Perancis dan lain-lain,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.

“Namun ABIM juga menilai acara tersebut sebagai reaksi dari sikap dan persepsi buruk masyarakat yang amat keterlaluan hingga mengakibatkan hilang pertimbangan keadilan dalam keadaan tertentu ketika menghukum mereka sebagai seorang warganegara hanya atas dasar mereka cenderung dengan kelompok LGBT,” tambanya.

Bagaimanapun, katanya, ABIM melihat memadai untuk kelompok ini didekati dan diberikan bimbingan tidak sehingga diberikan pengiktirafan meluas menerusi acara seperti yang dirancang.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, ABIM akan menghantar surat bantahan kepada kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang, Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang, Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) serta Pejabat Menteri serta Pejabat Ketua Pembangkang.

Selain itu, katanya, ABIM juga akan membuat laporan polis menuntut siasatan dilakukan kerana ia bercanggah dengan semangat yang terkandung dalam Perkara 3 Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang secara terang-terangan mengiktiraf Islam dan agama-agama lain sebagai teras kepada nilai kenegaraan.

Malaysia tidak mempunyai undang-undang terhadap homoseksual, tetapi liwat adalah satu jenayah di bawah Kanun Keseksaan yang boleh disabitkan hukuman penjara sehingga 20 tahun.

Pada tahun 2011, acara yang sama ‘Seksualiti Merdeka ‘ di Kuala Lumpur telah diharamkan, di mana kira-kira 30 anggota polis menyerbu majlis itu semasa ia sedang berjalan.

Source: Malaysiakini, ABIM

March 15, 2014
Silk Batik is Haram/Prohibited in Islam

The Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) said many Muslims here are unaware of this fact, which it said is enshrined in several hadiths, also known as the collection of words and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad.

“Rasulullah SAW has said that Muslim men cannot wear silk and gold.

“Hadiths also state that one of the tanda kiamat (signs of the apocalypse) is when pure silk is being worn, and that there is no awareness about this,” PPIM activist Sheikh Abd Kareem S Khadaied told reporters at a press conference here.

Batik is a form of textile art often marketed as a national heritage in Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia.

Government leaders and religious figures here commonly use batik, which comes in a variety of materials, including pure silk, rayon and cotton, for official functions.

But Sheikh Abd Kareem said pure silk cannot be the way to go for Muslim men and suggested that alternatives to the material be used instead.

He took aim at the Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation, saying that it had not done anything to research on alternative materials besides pure silk to make batik, despite having enough funds to do so.

“In the current industry most of the silk batik worn by Muslim men is pure silk. Only about ten per cent is silk mixture,” he said.

When asked to explain how PPIM might make non-Muslims understand the reasoning behind the banning of pure silk for Muslim men, Sheikh Abd Kareem said it was unnecessary.

“When the Prophet says it is forbidden, that means it is forbidden, we listen and abide by it.

“Logic is a (part of human) desire,” he added, saying that when it came to Islam one should not demand a reasoning or explanation on a matter.

But Sheikh pointed out that PPIM had no problems with batik cloths which used silk mixed with other materials such as linen and cotton as there was no hadith which forbade this.

He said he had brought the matter up with the National Fatwa Council and the Malaysian Islamic Department (Jakim) but they have yet to provide a solution on the matter.

“There has to be labelling done on each batik cloth for that people will know it is pure silk and therefore haram,” Sheikh said.

Source: The Malay Mail

February 21, 2014
Jakim is a ‘pervert’

COMMENT: Jakim is at best a ‘pervert’ for condemning Valentine’s Day and abusing the Friday sermons to incite racial unrest. The department seems to be enjoying playing the devil’s advocate.

Last year, just days before the Allah issue returned to court, the Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (Jakim) rebuked non-Muslims for challenging the Muslim faith by insisting on using the word.

“The position of Islam is being threatened from every corner. We must be aware of our responsibility in this issue.

“These are the rights of Muslims that cannot be intruded by anyone as it will affect the beliefs and thoughts of Muslims,” Jakim’s sermon went.

Looks like the Islamic department is getting carried away with its responsibilities, so much so that its focus has turned fuzzy.

Jakim pushed the religion envelope a little too far when it declared as “unlawful” a YouTube clip of Maznah Mohd Yusof and her three dogs which went viral.

However, the “attack Valentine’s Day” campaign is Jakim’s all-time favourite.

The department has engaged in a perpetual war with Valentine’s Day, spinning yarns about how morally damaging the event is.

In Jakim’s calendar, February 14 is marked as ‘Valentine’ Day bashing’ with the department trying every trick in the book to defame the occasion, calling it the ‘devil’ of all evils.

Thirteen years ago, authorities arrested nearly 100 Muslims in a crackdown on Valentine’s Day.

They were detained for khalwat (close proximity), the crime of being alone with a member of the opposite sex other than one’s spouse or close relative.

It can bring up to two years in jail upon conviction in the Syariah courts.

Jakim spinning lies

Then there were reports that Muslim authorities in Selangor this week launched a leaflet distributing campaign aimed at youths, warning against celebrating Valentine’s Day.

This year’s Valentine’s Day condemnation by Jakim was no different. Jakim has now decided that the country’s many social and moral headaches are all the doing of the Feb 14 event that celebrates love.

It is worrying that Jakim without any solid evidence is holding Valentine’s Day at ransom for the many social ills the nation is facing, be it alcoholism or abortion.

Will Jakim also conveniently blame Valentine’s Day for crimes like corruption, domestic abuse and marital rape?

“Social ceremonies such as this are a stepping-stone towards greater social ills such as fraud, mental disorder caused by alcohol, abortion and baby-dumping, and other negative ills that can invite disaster and moral decay among youths,” Jakim’s official Friday sermon text distributed to mosques read.

Unable to pin-point the exact reason why Muslims of this country have gone astray, Jakim has taken the easy way out by blaming it all on Valentine’s Day.

Misleading the rakyat about the ABCD of Valentine’s Day was bad enough; it was despicable that Jakim abused the Friday sermon to achieve its aim of maligning Valentine’s Day.

“It will begin with lies, mental instability due to alcohol consumption and being pregnant out of wedlock,” the sermon stated.

Jakim’s sermon also said that many young Muslims today lacked faith in Islam, causing them to be easily led astray by practises and culture which do not comply with religion.

“We should not be following practises of Jahiliyah (pre-Islamic times). Doing good alone is not enough if we do not keep our faith in Islam strong.”

Jakim is both irresponsible and pervert in its ‘Valentine’s Day bashing’ campaign through its allegations that the event thrives on promiscuity and other vices.

Truth be told, Jakim’s finger-pointing is a coward’s way out of dealing with the real issues at hand.

Source: http://bit.ly/1dVrEBD

February 16, 2014