HAM and cheese sandwiches at the center of a kosher logo-misuse discussion in Malaysia previous month have no meat DNA, despite a minister’s report that their manufacturer has been accused of using the logo inadvertently, a minister said.  ,
” The Chemistry Department’s report, received on Jan 20, confirmed no pork DNA in any of the sandwich samples”, Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Armizan Mohd Ali said on Sunday ( Feb 16 ), as quoted by local news outlets.  ,
The sandwiches, which Shake and Bake Cafe Sdn Bhd produced, were distributed at two 24-hour KK Mart locations in Universiti Malaya and bore the halal logo despite being claimed not to have received the required Malaysian Halal Certification ( SPHM) certification.  ,
According to The Edge Malaysia, Shake and Bake Cafe Sdn Bhd and its chairman, Ewe Sarn Yeun, entered pleas not guilty to the charges before Judges Dr. Syahliza Warnoh and Noor Ruzilawati Mohd, as well as at two Classes Court trials on January 24.
Ewe and his business are accused of offering products with an unauthorised halal logo on the basis of Paragraph 8( b ) of the Trade Descriptions ( Certification and Marking of Halal ) Order 2011 and face six charges.  ,
They had allegedly supplied 366 meal items – 50 combined fish sandwiches, 43 mixed corn sandwiches, 77 combined meat sandwiches, 74 chicken may sandwiches, 66 ham and cheese sandwiches and 56 chilli crabstick sandwiches – with the illegal logo.  ,
If convicted, they could be fined up to RM100, 000 ( US$ 22, 583 ) and jailed for up to three years, The Edge reported.  ,
” They are also charged under Section 102 ( 1 ) ( c ) of the Trademarks Act 2019 for using Malaysia’s registered halal logo without approval from the trademark owner ( Jakim ) on 366 sandwich packages”, Minister Armizan told reporters at an event in Sandakan, Sabah on Sunday.  ,
The Department of Islamic Development, or Jakim, is Malaysia’s major kosher certification system.
Under the Trademarks Act 2019, for each object marked with a listed brand, Ewe may face a highest good of RM10, 000 and a prison term of up to three years if convicted.  ,
On March 5, their circumstances may be brought up again.