Old Town White Coffee Halal Certification And YB Ngeh Koo Ham

Old Town White Coffee which does not have the JAKIM’s halal certification was said by some people as partly owned by a DAP leader.

Ardmand Azha PJU tweeted to YB Ngeh Koo Ham asking him, “why ur white coffee without halal certification”.

Ardmand Azha PJ was referring to the restaurants or kopitiams named Old Town White Coffee.

YB Ngeh replied in Bahasa Malaysia which in English means,“First time I have heard that drinking coffee must have the halal label. Human should not add burdening (troubling) requirements. God gives freedom.”

Next he went on to say that, “God does not say that”, when Ardmand Azha PJ explained that for the Muslims, the Halal certification is a must especially because the Old Town White Coffee restaurants also serve all kinds of food. 

What YB Ngeh tweeted is wrong and he should not interfere with other people’s religion.

Muslims must only eat and drink food that is not only halal but ‘toyibbah’ or clean and does not contained anything that is bad for our health like germs or dangerous chemicals.

In Malaysia, JAKIM is the department that awards the halal certification after making sure that the food or food outlet is halal and follow the proper criteria  of halal and toyibbah, please click here.

Why does YB Ngeh like to humiliate, insult and sort of making fun of Islam when he does not know the Islamic rules?

And why must he twisted facts about Islam and made it looked like he knows better about Islam than a Muslim?

And this is not the first time he insulted the Muslims and Islam, please click here.

My next question is, what is PAS’s comment about this issue?

Will PAS dare to tell its ally, DAP to tell YB Ngeh to stop insulting Islam and the Muslims?

PAS said that non- Muslim DAP  leaders really understand and respect Islam more than the UMNO leaders who are Muslims.

What will PKR leaders say about this?

Pakatan Rakyat leaders claim that they are fighting for human rights, so how about the Rights of the Muslims when PR’s leader insulted us?

To Malaysian Muslims, please look for the JAKIM’s Halal Logo before buying packed food and please do not eat at kopitiams or coffee house without the logo.

Only JAKIM’s Halal Logo And Certificate Starting Today/ Hanya Logo Dan Sijil Halal JAKIM Bermula Hari Ini

Starting from today, only JAKIM’S halal logo and certificate will be recognised at halal food outlets.

JAKIM’s halal logo.|

JAKIM has given 6 months for restaurants, coffee houses, hotels and other outlets selling halal food to apply for the halal certificate from JAKIM.

Some restaurants and other food outlets claimed that they serve halal food but they do not have the JAKIM halal certificate.

Starting from today, actions can be taken to the ‘halal restaurants’ without the JAKIM’s halal certificate. 

I think that this action can help to protect the Muslim Rights and I hope that JAKIM will work hard to make sure that people will not cheat by illegally using JAKIM’s logo.

All Muslims must look for the above logo and do not eat at restaurants using unrecognised halal logos.

Here is an example:

Restaurant A  has JAKIM’s halal logo, but the halal logo at Restaurant B is not recognised by JAKIM. So, Muslims must eat only at Restaurant A to make sure that the food served is halal.

Below is the statement by Jakim:

KENYATAAN MEDIA
KETUA PENGARAH JAKIM
MENGENAI PELAKSANAAN PENGUATKUASAAN PERINTAH PERIHAL
DAGANGAN (PERAKUAN DAN PENANDAAN HALAL) 2011, AKTA
PERIHAL DAGANGAN (APD) 2011 KE ATAS PREMIS MAKANAN
1. Perintah Perihal Dagangan (Perakuan dan Penandaan Halal) 2011
telah dikuatkuasakan bermula 1 Januari 2012. Dengan wujudnya perintah
tersebut, pihak berkuasa berwibawa untuk melaksanakan perakuan dan
penandaan halal Malaysia adalah Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia
(Jakim) dan Majlis Agama Islam Negeri. Ini bermakna hanya sijil dan logo
halal yang dikeluarkan oleh JAKIM/MAIN sahaja dibenarkan berada di
pasaran,
2. Melalui perintah ini, logo halal dan ungkapan halal yang lain, contoh;
‘ditanggung halal’, ‘makanan orang Islam’, ‘buffet Ramadhan’ dan lain-lain
lambang/objek Islam yang boleh mengelirukan dan memperdayakan
orang Islam adalah dilarang.
3. Bagaimanapun, JAKIM telah memberikan tempoh peralihan 6 bulan
kepada premis makanan dengan kaedah berikut;
a) Januari 2012 hingga Mac 2012 : membuat hebahan, pendidikan dan
nasihat
b) April 2012 hingga Jun 2012 : memberi amaran
c) Julai 2012 : Penguatkuasaan
4. Memandangkan tempoh amaran akan berakhir pada 30 Jun 2012 , maka
bermula 1 Julai 2012, JAKIM tidak akan teragak-agak untuk mengambil
tindakan terhadap mana-mana premis makanan yang masih
menggunakan dan mempamerkan logo serta apa-apa ungkapan halal
selain logo halal Malaysia yang dikeluarkan oleh JAKIM/MAIN.
5. Sekiranya disabitkan kesalahan, maka tindakan undang-undang boleh
dikenakan seperti berikut;
i. Pertubuhan Perbadanan: denda tidak melebihi RM200,000 (bagi
kesalahan kedua dan berikutnya: denda tidak melebihi RM500,000);
ii. Bukan suatu pertubuhan atau perbadanan: didenda tidak melebihi
RM100,000 @ penjara tidak melebihi 3 tahun atau kedua-duanya.
(Bagi kesalahan yang kedua dan berikutnya: denda tidak melebihi
RM250,000 @ penjara tidak melebihi 5 tahun atau kedua-duanya).
6. Justeru, JAKIM mengingatkan dan mohon kerjasama pengusaha premis
makanan agar lebih bersedia dan peka dengan perintah APD 2011 ini dari
semasa ke semasa. JAKIM juga berharap agar orang-ramai dapat
memberi kerjasama dan menyalurkan maklumat kepada JAKIM sekiranya
berlaku penyalahgunaan logo dan ungkapan halal.
Ketua Pengarah
Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia
Jun 2012

Below are some examples of halal logos that are not recognised by JAKIM:

These halal logos are not recognized by JAKIM