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MALAYSIA – The Health Ministry’s Food Safety and Quality division of Malaysia is investigating the presence of toxic levels of nitrite, a type of preservative, in sausages manufactured in Thailand. Mohd Salim Dulatti, the Senior Director of the Food Safety and Quality division, said there were currently a total of 207 manufactured meat products, including sausages, that had been tested…
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MALAYSIA – Integrated Media Technology Limited (IMTE), an Australia-based technology investment, product development and distribution company, has announced the signing of a subscription agreement for 60% equity interests in World Integrated Supply Ecosystem (WISE), a Malaysian company engaged in the business of the provision of halal certification to qualified businesses/operations, the establishment of halal products supply chain and sale of…
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MALAYSIA – The Malaysian Ministry of Health has reported a nationwide decline in the number of food poisoning cases recording 123 cases till September 2021 compared to 288 cases over the same period in the previous year. The Health Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, said although the situation is under control, the ministry will continue to implement various promotional activities and interventions…
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MALAYSIA – The government of Malaysia is set to put measures in place to ensure the safety and quality of halal food products and to give a guarantee for halal meats that are imported into the country. The country’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, said these mechanisms will be implemented by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM),…
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