JAPAN TO IMPORT HALAL FOOD PRODUCTS FROM MALAYSIA

Japan to import Malaysian halal food products, which are known for their freshness and hygiene. (Photo: muslimvillage.com) — **Japan to import Malaysian halal food products, which are known for their freshness and hygiene.** (Photo: muslimvillage.com)

Kuala Lumpur, 11 Muharram 1436/4 November 2014 (MINA) – Japan will be the latest country to import Malaysian halal food products, which are known for their freshness and hygiene.

Malaysian Agriculture and Agro-based Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the halal food products were not only for the Muslims in the country but also for the mass market, according to mulimvillage.com report monitored by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA), Tuesday.

He said Chiba had been identified as the main entrance for the Malaysian halal products, which would be distributed and marketed in more than 1,800 “Aeon” hypermarkets in Japan as a early as next year.

“It is also timely for Japan to start importing halal food as an early preparation to host the Olympic Games in 2020, when thousands of Muslim tourists and sportmen will be in the country,” he said after presenting the certificates and machines to 343 agro-enterprenuers in his Bera parliamentary constituency here today.

He said a joint committee between Malaysia and Japan would be set up to ensure that the food products exported to Japan are clean, fresh and halal.

To date, he said a large volume of halal food products from Malaysia were already exported to many countries including China, Dubai, Bahrain and Qatar. (T/P3/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)