Perak: The Perak enforcement division of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) seized 5,540 kilogrammes of packet cooking oil, worth RM14,233, with a halal logo that is believed to be illegal.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the seizure was made during a raid carried out in collaboration with the Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIPk) at a cooking oil packaging factory in the Jelapang Light Industrial Area. The raid took place around 2.30 pm yesterday.

The director of the enforcement division, Datuk Kamalludin Ismail, stated that the halal certification for the factory owner had been suspended due to a violation of the certification conditions.

The case is currently under investigation for violating Paragraph 4(1) of the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 (Act 730). This is considered an offence under Section 8(a) of the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of 'Halal') Order 2011.