Seri kembangan: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Selangor raided a factory suspected of using an unauthorised halal logo for commercial purposes in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor KPDN director Muhamad Hanif Asaari stated that the raid, conducted jointly with the Putrajaya Immigration Department (JIM) Intelligence and Special Operations Division at 11:25 am, led to the seizure of 31,140 units of detergent, 40,000 plastic packaging, and several documents believed to bear uncertified halal logos, with an estimated value of RM215,700.

He added that a company director and five foreign workers were inspected during the operation to assist investigations before they were handed over to the Immigration Department for further action. The integrated operation was carried out following public tip-offs regarding the use of unauthorised halal logos on products packaged by the company.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the factory was marketing its detergent products online. The case is being investigated under the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Halal) Order under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011, specifically Subparagraph 8(b) of the same Order.