Few days ago, there's an issue regarding the popular Golden Churn Butter in Sarawak, Malaysia. An official statement was circulated widely in the Internet by the Majlis Islam Sarawak. In the statement, Jabatan Kimia Malaysia detected a Swine's DNA in one of the samples obtained in Sarawak.
This caused mass reaction by the public, which results in huge losses by a Sarawak-based cake company because majority of their customers are muslims.
The news of Golden Churn Butter's Halal status being dropped in Sarawak travels fast towards Brunei. But, in a recent statement by Ministry of Religious Affairs, they advised muslims in Brunei to avoid using Golden Churn Butter for the time being due to the uncertainty of its Halal status.
I hope that this issue will be solved as soon as possible. I can't think how does a Swine's DNA can be found in the Golden Churn's butter. For your information, this butter has been used for decades to make Halal foods. Why only now that this issue have been brought up? Not long ago, a similar issue also happened to QBB's Ghee which turns out to be Halal after vigorous tests.
Is this a corporate espionage? Improper handling of the sample taken which cause it to be contaminated?
Only God knows...
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