We are extremely disturbed and disappointed in a small number of Singaporeans who harbour such negative thoughts on Muslims and Islam. Singaporeans have lived together for so long as neighbours, and yet some of us do not make an effort to try understand those people who do not share the same faith. It is more convenient to hastily generalised people, and for this unfortunate case stereotyped Muslims as Evil, Jihadist, Disease.
We would like to remind our non-Muslim readers that Islam is not a bad religion like what Nonis Michael Aloysious have occasionally mentioned in his Facebook postings over a period of time from 2011 till year 2014.
Islam is also not a disease. Islam is not evil. In fact no religion in this world is evil. All religions teach human beings to be good and love each other regardless of colour, language, race, and/or religion.
The Internet allows us to share information and connect easily with one another. We should harness this powerful tool positively and responsibly. Let’s remember to be mindful of our words and to respect one another. We must uphold our racial harmony and social cohesion.
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.
“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
PENGESANAN DNA PORCINE DALAM COKLAT SUSU DENGAN KACANG HAZEL – CADBURY DAIRY MILK
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) mengambil maklum isu pengesanan DNA khinzir (porcine) dalam produk Coklat Susu dengan Kacang Hazel – Cadbury Dairy Milk yang tersebar luas melalui aplikasi media sosial pada 23 Mei 2014. Di dalam media sosial tersebut telah memaparkan keputusan analisis DNA khinzir (porcine) dikesan di dalam produk Coklat Susu dengan Kacang Hazel – Cadbury Dairy Milk.
Akta Makanan 1983 dan Peraturan-Peraturan Makanan 1985 adalah bertujuan untuk melindungi orang awam daripada bahayanya dari segi kesihatan dan penipuan pada penyediaan, penjualan dan penggunaan makanan dan perkara-perkara berkaitan dengannya.
Hasil siasatan oleh KKM mendapati tiga (3) sampel coklat Cadbury telah diambil untuk analisis DNA khinzir (porcine) bagi tujuan pemantauan. Keputusan analisis mendapati dua (2) sampel telah dikesan mengandungi DNA khinzir (porcine) iaitu:
Coklat Susu dengan Kacang Hazel – Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut dengan nombor kelompok (batch no.) 200813M01H I2 yang bertarikh luput 13 November 2014; dan
Coklat Susu dengan Buah Badam – Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond dengan nombor kelompok (batch no.) 221013N01R I1 yang bertarikh luput 15 Januari 2015.
Manakala, satu (1) lagi sampel Coklat Susu – Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate tidak dikesan DNA khinzir (porcine).
Pihak pengeluar iaitu Cadbury Confectionery Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. telah memberi jaminan akan memanggil balik produk-produk yang terbabit dari pasaran dengan serta-merta.
KKM menasihatkan orang ramai supaya membaca nombor kelompok (batch no.) pada label produk sebelum membeli atau memakannya.
Sekiranya pengguna mempunyai sebarang persoalan, pengguna boleh mengemukakan kepada KKM melalui laman web Bahagian Keselamatan dan Kualiti Makanan (BKKM) http://fsq.moh.gov.my atau www.facebook.com/bkkmhq
DATUK DR. NOOR HISHAM BIN ABDULLAH KETUA PENGARAH KESIHATAN KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA
24 Mei 2014
EDITOR’S NOTE
Sebaiknya baca label sebelum membeli. Harap maklum.
JOHOR BARU: A Singaporean man who was so upset after eating a plate of Nasi Goreng Kampung has lodged a police report over how it was apparently too spicy.
Lau Thiam Huat, 61, ordered the plate of fried rice and a glass of warm water at a restaurant along Jalan Bukit Timbalan here for dinner at around 9pm on April 30.
He stated that the fried rice was too hot and spicy, which made his mouth feel uncomfortable until the next day.
He also suspected that the cook put too much chilli into the dish, making it extra spicy and decided to make a police report in case there was a need for a medical check-up after eating the fried rice.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR WHO BLAMED HIS MALAY ANCESTORS FOR MALAYSIAN-SINGAPORE SEPARATION?
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SHOULD WE BLAME OUR ANCESTORS? OR SHOULD WE BLAME BOTH SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA FOR THE SEPARATION?
On Aug 7, 1965, both parties signed the separation agreement. It was ratified at an emergency sitting of the Malaysian Parliament, which was hurriedly convened on Aug 9. In Singapore, at a televised press conference on the same day, Lee said the separation was for him “a moment of anguish”. He was so “emotionally affected” he broke down in tears, and the conference was terminated.
