JAKIM SAHKAN HP SAUCE,
TABASCO PEPPER SAUCE MENGANDUNGI DNA BABI
1) 15 JUN 2011
PETIKAN UTUSAN : Jakim sahkan HP Sauce, Tabasco Pepper Sauce
mengandungi DNA babi
KUALA LUMPUR 15 Jun - Semua pemegang dan pemohon baru
Sijil Halal Malaysia yang menggunakan produk HP Sauce dan Tabasco
Pepper Sauce diarahkan menukarnya kepada produk lain yang memiliki
sijil halal berikutan penemuan asid deoksiribonukleik (DNA) babi dalam
produk berkenaan.
Menurut Pengarah Bahagian Hab Halal Jabatan Kemajuan Islam
Malaysia (Jakim),Sazali Harun, mereka juga diminta melakukan
proses samak dan mengemukakan bukti surat akuan samak
daripada Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri masing-masing kepada Jakim.
"Jakim sebelum ini telah mengambil sampel produk tersebut
dan keputusan Jabatan Kimia Malaysia mengesahkan terdapat
DNA babi di dalamnya.
"Mereka juga dikehendaki untuk mengemukakan resit
pembelian produk baru kepada pihak kami," katanya
dalam satu kenyataan di sini hari ini.
Dalam kenyataan yang berasingan, beliau turut memberitahu,
Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia bagi Syarikat Lucky
Food Processing Sdn. Bhd., ditarik balik berkuat kuasa
serta-merta berikutan penemuan DNA babi dalam
produk Chicken Burger Patties dan Chicken Taiwan
Sausage keluarannya.
Penarikan sijil halal terhadap syarikat tersebut dilakukan
berdasarkan keputusan mesyuarat Panel Pengesahan
Halal Malaysia yang diadakan pada 22 April lalu.
2) 19 JUN 2011
PETIKAN THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK :
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - HJ Heinz and McIlhenny Company, the brand
owners of HP Sauce and Tabasco pepper sauce respectively, have
denied claims that the products were not halal-certified.
The companies said HP Sauce and Tabasco were in full compliance
with regulatory guidelines by halal-certification bodies.
"HP Sauce is certified halal by Halal Audit Company, an Islamic
certification authority in the Netherlands where the factory is located.
"Heinz, which is the manufacturer of HP Sauce, has done tests for
traces of pig DNA and has submitted the results to the Malaysian Islamic
Development Department (Jakim) and no trace of pig DNA was found,
'' the companies said in a statement.
Mcllhenny said Tabasco was certified halal by the Islamic Food and
Nutrition Council of America, an Islamic authority in the United States.
The company said Tabasco sauce used only natural ingredients and did not
contain any animal by-product.
-The Star/Asia News Network
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