Kelantan to make halal cert mandatory for F&B businesses

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State exco Asri Mat Daud says all food and beverage business owners in Kelantan will soon need halal certification to renew their business licences.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/26/kelantan-to-make-halal-cert-mandatory-for-fb-businesses/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/12/26/kelantan-wajibkan-sijil-halal-perbaharui-lesen-niaga-fb/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Kelantan #Halal #Certification #FoodAndBeverage

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00:00Kelantan state government has announced that all food and beverage establishment owners

00:05in the state will soon be required to obtain a halal certificate to renew their business

00:09licenses.

00:10Asri Mat Daud, the state chairman for the Islamic Development, Dakwa, Information and

00:15Regional Relations Committee, said the Kota Bharu Municipal Council will be the first

00:19to enforce this requirement.

00:21He said other local councils in Kelantan will follow suit and implement this rule in the

00:25near future, but did not specify the exact timeline for statewide enforcement.

00:30Since 1974, halal certification has been voluntary at the federal level.

00:35Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zayed Hamidi previously said halal certification would

00:39only be required for companies willing to comply with all the relevant requirements,

00:43standards and regulations.

00:45Asri said 453 premises, including hotels, pharmacies and hair salons, had been awarded

00:51halal certificates from January to this month across Kelantan.

00:56Natasha Biest, FMT News.

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