Fake halal meat behind huge scandal in Malaysia

The case is causing a stir in this Southeast Asian country, where around 60% of the population is Muslim. A local newspaper, the New Straits Times, revealed that a cartel was organizing the importation of non-halal meats (from China, Ukraine, South America …) and bribing government agents to bring in these products smuggled into Malaysia by mentioning them as halal. Very well structured, this fraud would have taken place for more than 40 years.
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As the investigation is only in its infancy, some areas of shadow remain. However, it appears that horse and kangaroo meats were stamped “halal beef.”

The police will deploy significant resources to dismantle this system. For its part, the government plans to set up a special commission of inquiry, he announced, in the hope of appeasing a very angry population.

The Bloomberg economy news agency says Malaysia aims to become the world’s halal economic center. An international market valued at $ 2.3 billion. Currently, the country already exports around $ 9 billion worth of halal products (food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals) each year, mainly to China, Singapore, the United States and Japan.

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