JayAtl
BANNED
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2010
- Messages
- 8,812
- Reaction score
- -14
Most Malaysian Muslims are, understandably, angry but reacting peacefully../quote]
novelty
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Most Malaysian Muslims are, understandably, angry but reacting peacefully../quote]
novelty
If it is some pig parts in there then it is not Kosher either. Jews and Muslims have some things in common.
We do NOT "isolate the people". (Check the rosters of Major League Baseball, in the case of Cubans and Venezuelans. ) We may isolate the governments of certain countries. In the case of Venezuela, you are incorrect. We have full diplomatic relations with Venezuela. There is free and open travel between Venezuela and the USA and we have extensive trade and relations with Venezuela, despite conflicts with their leftist government. Cuba is most definitely isolated and personally, I don't think it should be. It is mostly because of huge numbers of Americans of Cuban heritage, who were the refugees fleeing Castro and his communist government. They have much political clout. Ironically, there is extensive and pretty open travel between Iran and the USA. One day, we may have full diplomatic relations but that is not our fault. We had an embassy there until you guys ransacked it and held our diplomats hostage. And nothing will change between our two countries as long as Iranian leaders say things like this...
Iran's ayatollah: Jihad will last until America is wiped out - Washington Times
Yah, words like that tends to sour relations between any two countries.
Malaysia’s Islamic Development Department, known as Jakim, began using DNA tests to certify halal products in 2010. It announced in 2011 that it had detected pig DNA in Heinz’s HP Sauce and Tabasco hot sauce, though both companies disputed the finding. Commercial DNA tests can detect as little as 5 picograms (trillionths of a gram) of porcine DNA.
The supply chain of industrial food products is mind-bogglingly complex, with dozens of ingredients drawn from around the world, which provides many opportunities for unwanted ingredients to contaminate them. But how do traces of pork actually get into a chocolate bar? One possibility is that industrial food packaging sometimes uses lubricants and stabilizers (known as stearates) that are made from animal derivatives, including pigs in some cases.
“Cross contamination can be an issue because the stearate can effectively ‘leak’ into the food,” said Bill Thompson, CEO of the lab testing firm Genetic ID Europe, in an interview with FoodProductionDaily.com in 2012.
For the food industry, halal scandals are bad PR and even worse for the bottom line—the halal food industry is estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars worldwide. Malaysia is seen as the global leader for halal certification, with exports of $9.8 billion last year. Manufacturers should probably get used to having their products put under the microscope—literally.
I think Cadbury should declare it on the package if the chocolate contains anything from pork.
I believe that's the issue.
It's one thing to have pig stuff in something but, if something is declared halal/kosher and contains pig stuff, then people would be angry.
Imagine if something was declared vegetarian and then found to contain animal fat.
This is true, there is no point arguing about whether it is right/wrong to be sensitive about it, the bottom line is that many people ARE sensitive about it, and so the information should be made widely available.
It should be known that gelatin use is very widespread in food products, including things like ice cream, so one should be aware of that.
http://rt.com/news/161980-cadbury-jihad-pork-chocolate/Enraged Muslims in Malaysia have called for a holy war or Jihad to be waged on Cadbury after traces of pig DNA were picked up in their chocolates. As a result of the complaint, the company has pulled two of its products from Malaysian shop shelves.
A group of more than 20 Muslim organizations have condemned UK confectionary company Cadbury, saying“it has crossed the line.”
“They have betrayed us Muslims by putting ‘haram’ elements through the foods we consume in our body, to weaken us Muslims,”said Abu Bakar Yahya, chief of Muslim group, Perkasa Selangor, to press at a conference on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur quoted by Malaymailonline.
Some of the Muslim organizations even called for a Jihad to be declared against Cadbury for its“betrayal.”
The Malaysian Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that traces of porcine DNA had been picked up in a routine check for non-halal substances in Cadbury products. According to Islamic law, Muslims cannot consume pork or any products derived from it.
Cadbury’s Malaysia, which is part of the British multinational (owned by Mondelēz International), said that it was pulling two chocolate bars from the shelves in line with the discovery – Cadbury Dairy Milk hazelnut and Cadbury Dairy Milk roast almond.
"Ensuring that all our products made here in Malaysia are halal is something we take very seriously,"it said in a Facebook posting.
Malaysian Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam told press that Cadbury was now cooperating with the Ministry and sharing samples to ascertain where the porcine DNA came from.
“We want to know how the product became contaminated with pig DNA. The health ministry will also do additional tests,”said Subramaniam.
How the heck pig DNA was mixed with chocolate???
Are those two things far away from each other???
Quick question, is this only a problem with the factory in Malaysia or with other factories in other countries also? Because if it is only related to the factory in Malaysia, then it is not much intentional rather a lapse in regulatory standards.