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Monday, January 4, 2021

5234) MGTV LIVE : KARTEL DAGING BUKAN DI KL, MALAH DI SATU DUNIA - TOQQI - MALAYSIA GAZETTE TV - 31/12/2020

Sidang Media Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia(PPIM) Isu Kartel Daging.

Artikel oleh: Malaysia Gazette TV

MGTV LIVE : KARTEL DAGING BUKAN DI KL, MALAH DI SATU DUNIA - TOQQI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HYENfUat8Y&t=30s

5233) PPIM DAKWA KARTEL DAGING AJAK BERBINCANG - MALAYSIA KINI - 31/12/2020

Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) hari ini mendakwa mereka dihubungi syarikat-syarikat rangkaian kartel daging untuk 'berbincang' mengenai isu berkenan.

Pengerusi PPIM Nadzim Johan bagaimanapun berkata pihaknya tidak berminat untuk melayan cadangan tersebut.

“PPIM ada maklumat, kartel menghubungi kami tapi saya malas nak layan," katanya pada sidang media di Kuala Lumpur, hari ini.

Hadir sama aktivis PPIM Sheikh Abdul Karim Said Khadaied.

Ketika diminta mengulas lanjut apakah kartel daging itu mengajak berunding, Nadzim berkata dia tidak melayani permintaan mereka untuk berjumpa kerana tidak mahu terbabit dalam isu itu.

Isu kartel daging import mula mendapat perhatian ramai selepas media melaporkan kegiatan menyeludup daging sejuk beku dari luar negara sebelum membungkus semula daging berkenaan dengan menggunakan logo halal dan menjualnya di pasaran seluruh Malaysia.

Perkara itu dibongkar oleh Jabatan Perkhidmatan Kuarantin dan Pemeriksaan Malaysia (Maqis) yang mengenal pasti tiga jenama popular produk daging sejuk beku keluaran Australia yang diproses di sebuah kilang sejuk beku.

Nadzim turut mendedahkan ada pihak sengaja memainkan isu bahawa Malaysia tidak sesuai menjadi hab penternakan lembu.

Menurut Nadzim, berdasarkan semakan, dakwaan itu datang daripada rangkaian kartel yang turut terbabit dalam isu yang dibangkitkan kebelakangan ini.

Selain itu, Nadzim juga mendedahkan maklumat diterima pihaknya mengenai kewujudan daging kanggaru menggunakan status halal sejak 1981 lagi.

Katanya, perkara berbangkit mengenai halal perlu diselesaikan pihak berwajib kerana ia membabitkan imej negara sebagai peneraju pensijilan halal.

"Saya dihubungi menerusi nota dari rakan luar negara bertanyakan isu ini. Imej kita terjejas. Kita semua perlu melakukan sesuatu bagi mengatasi perkara ini," katanya.

Menurut Nadzim lagi berdasarkan maklumat yang diterima PPIM sehingga kini kegiatan mengimport ekor kanggaru masih ada.

Artikel oleh: Malaysia Kini

PPIM DAKWA KARTEL DAGING AJAK BERBINCANG

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/557188

5232) PPIM WANTS HALAL ACT ENACTED FOLLOWING MEAT CARTEL SCANDAL - NEW STRAITS TIMES - 31/12/2020

KUALA LUMPUR: It is time for the government to re-look plans to enact the Halal Act, following reports that a meat cartel has been smuggling non-certified meat into Malaysia and selling it as halal beef.

Malaysia Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) lead activist Datuk Nadzim Johan said the Act would give more bite to the authorities in implementing more stringent supervision and enforcement on the halal meat supply chain.

He said while there were hundreds of laws in Malaysia, there was no single Act to help the Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) address matters pertaining halal issues.

"For instance, how do we monitor lorries used to transport both pork and (halal) meat?

"We have pushed for a Halal Act since 2001 but there has been no update since then. With the Act, we will also be able to promote the halal industry further," he said at a press conference.

He also lamented the lack of engagement with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in drafting laws and policy-making, saying they have been sidelined by the authorities for years.

On calls for a shakeup within Jakim, Nadzim, in describing the overall system as "rotten", said there is a pressing need for an overall review of the system, encompassing all enforcement agencies and livestock development.

At the press conference, he also claimed that based on insider information, those in the meat cartel had a hand in policy-making, with the latter pushing against breeding cows locally.

This, he said, has led to Malaysia being heavily reliant on imports.

"We were even approached by a cartel representatives for a meet-up, which we obviously turned down," he said.

He said the association also welcomed calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to be set up on the meat cartel scandal.

In calling for public involvement on the issue, Nadzim said PPIM would set up a task force and urge consumers to participate in seeking methods to address the issue.

"We are just a small NGO and do not have the capability. However, together, with the consumers and netizens, we can push for a change. Consumers are the most important (stakeholders).

"We welcome all stakeholders to join the task force. This is to protect ourselves - we want to protect consumers."

One of the task force members, Abdul Kareem Said, said it was time for all quarters to join hands in addressing the long overdue problem without solely depending on the government.

"If each one of over 16 million Muslims in Malaysia contribute to a crowdfund, for example, we would be able to establish a movement to ensure that only halal meat is supplied and consumed.

"I was informed by a former officer at the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry that a frozen meat company was charged in the Petaling Jaya Court in 1981 for labeling kangaroo tail as halal meat.

"This problem has been ongoing for a long time and can no longer be ignored," he said, adding that the association had also received intel from public tip-offs and on-the-ground investigations.

The New Straits Times had on Dec 21 reported that a meat cartel has been bribing senior government officers from government agencies to bring non-certified meat into Malaysia and passing it off as halal-certified products.

It was learnt that the cartel imports meat from non-halal certified slaughterhouses in a number of countries.

It is understood that the cartel has been in operation for more than 40 years.

Article by: New Straits Times

PPIM WANTS HALAL ACT ENACTED FOLLOWING MEAT CARTEL SCANDAL

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/12/653500/update-ppim-wants-halal-act-enacted-following-meat-cartel-scandal

5231) 'GENG KARTEL ADA HUBUNGI, SAYA TIDAK LAYAN' - BERITA HARIAN - 31/12/2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) mendakwa rangkaian syarikat kartel daging pernah menghubungi pihaknya dipercayai mahu membincangkan pendedahan dibuat mereka berkaitan isu terbabit.

Ketua Aktivis PPIM, Datuk Nadzim Johan, berkata beliau bagaimanapun tidak melayan permintaan syarikat kartel itu bagi mengelakkan timbul lebih banyak masalah.

"Geng kartel ada menghubungi kita tetapi saya tidak layan," katanya pada sidang media, di sini, hari ini.

Namun ketika ditanya sama ada syarikat kartel terbabit mengajak untuk berunding, Nadzim tidak mengesahkan sama ada tindakan berkenaan adalah untuk 'menutup mulut' atau menyogoknya.

Dalam pada itu, Nadzim mendakwa ada kartel yang juga sengaja memainkan isu bahawa Malaysia tidak sesuai menjadi hab penternakan lembu.

Selain itu, beliau memaklumkan, ada syarikat pengedar dihadapkan ke mahkamah pada 1981 atas pertuduhan menyeludup bekalan ekor kanggaru yang dilabel sebagai halal, sebelum didapati bersalah pada 1984.

Namun berdasarkan maklumat diterima pihaknya, beliau berkata, pengimportan bahagian ekor kanggaru dipercayai masih berlaku hingga kini.

Ketua Aktivis PPIM, Datuk Nadzim Johan, bercakap pada sidang media, hari ini. - Foto BERNAMA

Artikel oleh: Berita Harian

'GENG KARTEL ADA HUBUNGI, SAYA TIDAK LAYAN'

https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2020/12/770738/geng-kartel-ada-hubungi-saya-tidak-layan

5230) ISU DAGING IMPORT: PPIM MAHU TUBUH PASUKAN PETUGAS KHAS - BERITA HARIAN - 31/12/2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) akan menubuhkan sebuah pasukan petugas khas bagi membantu menyalurkan maklumat berhubung kegiatan penyeludupan daging import yang diragui status halal ke negara ini.

Ketua Aktivis PPIM, Datuk Nadzim Johan, berkata bagi menjayakan penubuhan pasukan petugas khas itu, badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) lain turut dijemput menyertainya.

Katanya, ia bertujuan membantu memudahkan kerajaan membendung isu berkenaan yang disifatkan sebagai 'barah' dalam kalangan pengguna di Malaysia.

Melalui pasukan itu kelak, beliau berkata, pihaknya menyasarkan siasatan maklumat terbabit berupaya dijalankan hingga ke peringkat akar umbi.

Malah jika terbukti berlaku rasuah dalam kalangan pegawai kanan terbabit, katanya, kerajaan akan diminta untuk merombak struktur agensi berkenaan.

Dalam pada itu, Nadzim berkata, pihaknya turut mendesak kerajaan menyegerakan kewujudan akta halal.

"Seingat saya pada 2002, kami dimaklumkan bahawa akta halal ini sudah siap sedia untuk dibawa ke Parlimen tetapi belum berlaku hingga kini.

"Kita bimbang jika ia masih tidak diwujudkan, situasi terbabit akan menjadi semakin buruk dengan pengguna berisiko menikmati daging diragui status halal," katanya pada sidang media, di sini, hari ini.

Artikel oleh: Berita Harian

ISU DAGING IMPORT: PPIM MAHU TUBUH PASUKAN PETUGAS KHAS

https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2020/12/770694/isu-daging-import-ppim-mahu-tubuh-pasukan-petugas-khas