Golden Churn butter confirmed to contain pig DNA, says Daud

KUCHING: The halal certification logo on the Golden Churn Creamery Butter product will be withdrawn now that it has been confirmed to be non-halal.

Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman said the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry would be asked to enforce the withdrawal of the logo.

“The confusion over the matter is now resolved with the decision made by the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) in a meeting on Tuesday that the butter is not halal.

“The decision is applicable throughout the country and Muslims are not allowed to consume the butter,” he told reporters after a zakat presentation ceremony at Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak here yesterday.

He said the confusion arose in the past because the manufacturer was unhappy that random checks conducted in Johor and Sarawak had revealed that the butter contained pig DNA.

“Another test was carried out subsequently and the result turned out to be negative. So, Jakim came out with a statement that the particular sample did not contain the pig DNA and it was not a public statement.

Not halal: A man looking at a Golden Churn butter poster as he walks past a bakery in Satok yesterday. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

“However, we conducted another test in the state in June this year through the Chemistry Department and it was found that the sample analysed contained the pig DNA. We cannot pick and choose the samples and the decision is that overall, it is banned for the Muslims,” he said.

On concerns that some kek lapis (layered cake) manufacturers were using the product, Daud said it was the responsibility of Jakim to inform the public that it was not halal.

“However, not all manufacturers are using the product as many are using other brands too,” he said.Golden Churn butter confirmed to contain pig DNA, says Daud

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Golden Churn Creamy Butter..akhirnya HARAM

Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) mengikut portal berita harian pada 3 Ogos 2011 telah mengesahkan bahawa Golden Churn Creamy Butter Ada DNA babi dan ianya haram  dimakan oleh umat Islam. Kes mentega Golden Churn ini timbul akibat penggunaan untuk pembuatan kek lapis di Sarawak. Mungkin persatuan pengeluar kek lapis di Sarawak telah menukar jenama mentega yang mereka gunakan selepas mendapat berita ini. Jadi untuk umat Islam yang suka makan kek lapis, sila tanya pengeluar terlebih dahulu apa mentega yang mereka gunakan. Produk mentega ini ialah keluaran daripada New Zealand. 

Presiden Persatuan Pengusaha Kek Lapis Sarawak (PPKLS), Rabiah Amit berkata kek lapis yang dibuat di negeri ini adalah halal. Beliau berkata ramai orang mempersoalkan sama ada kek lapis itu menggunakan produk ”Golden Churn Creamy Butter” selepas ia dilaporkan mengandungi DNA babi dan ini menyebabkan ramai telah memberhentikan tempahan buat sementara untuk memastikan status halalnya. 

“Kami ingin menjelaskan bahawa kek lapis yang dibuat di Sarawak adalah halal kerana kami tidak menggunakan produk itu lagi sejak setahun lalu,” katanya

Selain itu juga kita mestilah berhati-hati semasa membeli apa jua jenis kek di pasaran takut takut kita termakan benda daripada DNA babi ini. Jadilah pengguna orang Islam yang menitik beratkan tentang makanan kita. Kepada pengguna mentega di sana, banyak lagi pilihan mentega yang halal untuk di gunakan, semoga para pembuat kek menerima hati yang terbuka dengan keputusan ini.

Golden Churn butter is halal, confirms Jakim

The Golden Churn Pure Creamery Butter product has been declared halal after a contamination was found to have been limited to samples taken from a batch in Johor.

The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has written a letter — dated June 30 — to the manufacturer Ballantyne Foods South Melbourne regional manager Hemmat S Nasrallah confirming that the product is halal.

The letter said based on laboratory results of a second batch of samples taken on May 5 that there was no porcine DNA detected.

“Therefore we conclude that the former result of the (earlier) sample which was taken at Kluang Rail Coffee, Johor was limited to the sample and the batch only and not for other chain of Golden Churn,” it said.

The letter was also copied to the state government of Victoria Australia S.E Asia Business Office representative Tim Dillion who is based in Kuala Lumpur.

The Star had contacted Jakim’s office in Kuala Lumpur to reconfirm the product’s status and a spokesman affirmed that the product is halal.

The alleged contamination with porcine DNA was discovered by the Johor Religious Department in April.