It says this will prevent Muslims from unknowingly buying goods made from prohibited sources
KUALA LUMPUR: The Muslim Consumers
Association of Malaysia (PPIM) has urged traders to place an image of a pig or
dog on any products which use parts of the animals.
Its chairman, Nadzim Johan, said the
move was aimed at preventing Muslims from unknowingly purchasing goods made
from prohibited sources.
“For example, not all users know the
word ‘porcine’ found on the label of products referring to pork.
“However, if the image of a pig was placed on
the product concerned, everyone including the children would know it is made
using parts of the animal,” he said during a press conference when commenting
on the issue of pig bristle brushes here today.
Nadzim said this was not a
political, religious or racial issue as the existing law under the Trade
Descriptions Act 2011 has stated that products made from pigs or dogs should be
labelled accordingly.
Under the same act, the products
concerned are required to be placed in a separate location within the premises.
The domestic trade, cooperatives and
consumerism ministry had previously given traders a period of one month from
Feb 9 to label products made of animal furs and to specifically state if they
are made from the parts of pigs or dogs
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what about photo of cow or bull on all Beef products as it confuse the Hindus as some labe it it beef , daging , sapi
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