Chicken slices in controversial sandwich have halal certificate, claims producer

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The chicken slices used in the controversial "ham & cheese sandwich" products have a valid halal certificate issued by the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim), claims producer Shake and Bake Cafe Sdn Bhd.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/29nfxvua  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The producer of the chicken slices used in the controversial ham and cheese sandwich,

00:06Shake and Bake Cafe Sendirian Berhat has asserted that their products are certified halal by

00:11the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia, JAKIM.

00:15In a statement, the company clarified that the sandwiches' other ingredients include

00:19bread and cheese.

00:21They also revealed that officials from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry

00:25and JAKIM visited their factory on January 10th at noon, with investigations currently

00:30underway.

00:31Shake and Bake Cafe pledged full cooperation with both authorities during the probe.

00:35Earlier, it was reported that KK Supermart had initiated legal action against one of

00:39its food suppliers after a sandwich produced by the supplier was found to have allegedly

00:45misused a Malaysian halal certificate.

00:48In a statement on Monday, KK Supermart disclosed that it filed a police report on January 11th

00:54regarding the matter.

00:56The retailer has since terminated its business relationship with Shake and Bake Cafe and

01:01engaged its legal counsel, David Gurupatham and Koi Advocates and Solicitors, to issue

01:06a letter of demand dated January 10th, 2025 to Shake and Bake Cafe Sendirian Berhat.

01:13The controversy arose after a ham and cheese sandwich sold at a KK Concepts store in University

01:18Malaya caused a public outcry last week for displaying the Malaysian halal logo.

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