PRESS RELEASE 7 March 2020 PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ANIMALS, DON’T EXPORT LIVE ANIMALS – MJCHT “The rights of the animals must be respected” says Shaykh Achmat Sedick, Director of Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust (MJCHT). Animal welfare organisations and halal certification bodies such as the MJCHT have raised the alarm on South Africa’s live export of animals by sea for the purposes […]
Melrose Does Not Contain Bacon
MUSLIM JUDICIAL COUNCIL HALAL TRUST (MJCHT) PRESS RELEASE 2 March 2020 MELROSE DOES NOT CONTAIN BACON The MJC Halaal Trust (MJCHT) has certified the production of Melrose, as halal. This means that the entire production line from A-Z has been confirmed as halal-compliant. It further implies that any additive, coloring or flavoring, which is synthetically produced, is halal-compliant, as […]
Flora Margarine HOAX MESSAGE
A message making the rounds via social media saying Unilever margarine and other products are not Halaal is a Hoax. The MJC Halaal Trust assures the community that Flora Margarines are indeed Halaal and Halaal certified by MJC Halaal Trust.
MJC MEETS WITH MALAYSIAN MINISTER OF DOMESTIC TRADE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC SA) Executive Committee met with Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs of Malaysia, Mr Dato’ Saifuddin bin Abdullah and his delegation, at the MJC offices in Athlone on Tuesday 27 August 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to advance mutual interest to stimulate and promote bilateral trade of […]
Debunking myths related to ‘Halaal’
A recent article entitled “Christians war on Halaal” – published 01 April 2018 – made certain claims pertaining to the Halaal certification Industry in South Africa and gross misconceptions on Islam. The following article is meant to debunk these misconceptions and educate the non-Muslim community on the role of Halaal certification on the economic development […]
Invalid Halaal certificate used at a non-halaal restaurant
The Muslim Judicial Council’s Halaal Trust is concerned The Greek Fisherman restaurant on the V&A Waterfront produced an outdated and invalid halaal certificate to patrons to substantiate that they are “Halaal-friendly”.
Halal inspectors cannot test for bacteria strain: MJCHT
While the halal certification processes at abattoirs and manufacturing plants include hygiene and food safety compliance, the Muslim Judicial Council Halal Trust (MJCHT) says it does not have the capacity to conduct regular scientific testing into microbial contamination of food products. This is according to the MJCHT trust director Shaykh Achmat Sedick, in the wake […]
Halal Status of McDonalds SA (January 2017)
This is the official MJC Halaal Trust media response to a recurrent circulating email (since 2011) that claims that the halal certification for McDonalds South Africa has been withdrawn
Halal Status of McDonalds SA (January 2017)
This is the official MJC Halaal Trust media response to a recurrent circulating email (since 2011) that claims that the halal certification for McDonalds South Africa has been withdrawn
Ḥalāl Road Show 2016
The MJC Halaal Trust takes to the road this weekend for the first Ḥalāl Road Show for the year 2016. Last year the MJC Halaal Trust hosted a Presentation on the MJCHT – “A Public Perspective of the MJCHT” at Tuscany Gardens, Athlone. The first stop on the 2016 Road Show Roll-Out is to the West Coast […]