'Increase manpower to handle halal cert matters'

'Increase manpower to handle halal cert matters'
Nor Ain Mohamed Radhi
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This file pic dated Dec 22, shows fresh meat sold at a supermarket in Kuala Lumpur. -NSTP/File pic/for illustration purposes only.
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of staff overseeing halal certification-related matters should be increased to enable them to cope with certification duties in Malaysia and abroad.
Fiqh Fatwa, Food and Contemporary Consumerism expert Associate Professor Datuk Dr Mohd Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim said this would not only empower the halal-certification process but also allow for better monitoring and enforcement.
"The matter (of having more staff for the halal-certification process) was raised previously by certain quarters. Following the recent issue, I believe it is time for this so that we can empower the country's halal certification," he said yesterday.

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