Recently, an email has been forwarded to my inbox. As usual, I took the time to read it and went around to find information. The said email is as below:
Subject: PROVE: QBB Contains Pig Lard
2 April 2010
Attention: Ms. Tan Poh Hong
CEO
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority
5, Maxwell Road
Tower Block, MND Complex
Singapore 069110
Dear Madam
We wish to inform your goodself that for years, our consumer group as many other faithful consumers have been using “QQB” Ghee for various delicacies and religious functions without doubt, with full confidence that the said product is manufactured from the milk of dairy cows by its highly reputable manufacturer based in Queensland, Australia.
However, lately, we found that although the colour and aroma had now varied much, the taste seemed to be somewhat different. Therefore, we investigated this matter and concluded the following matters:
· Its manufacturer Butter Producers’ Co-operative Federation Ltd (BPCF) addressed as No. 489, Kingsford Smith Drive, Hamilton, Brisbane, Australia had ceased operations in September 2006 and was no longer listed in the website of Australian trade authority being http://www.austrade .gov.au/. In fact the satellite picture as the website http://maps. google.com shows that the following site is vacant land.
· Printed on the tin is that the said product is manufactured from milkfat of dairy cows of Australia and in even smaller and rather unclear script, it is mentioned that its manufacturer is Q.B.I. Packaging Sdn Bhd, No. 19, Lorong Keluli 1C, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja Selatan, 41050 Shah Alam, Selangor DE., Malaysia and that the said product is manufactured under license from QBB (Pte.) Ltd., Singapore .
· QBB Pte Ltd.., Singapore was originally the sole agent for “QBB” Ghee for Malaysia , Singapore and Brunei and it is not clear whether at the time when BPCF ceased operations in 2006, the “QBB” trademark rights were transferred from BPCF to QBB Ptd Ltd., Singapore . We suspect that Q.B.I. Packaging Sdn Bhd and QBB Ptd Ltd., Singapore are together carrying an act of piracy i.e. producing and selling a product whose legitimate manufacturing and sales rights were not transferred to them by its original manufacturer BPCF who was since wound up.
· The report of an analysis conducted by a reputable food technology laboratory in Australia on the contents of a 2-lb tin of this product, where the said tin was taken from Malaysia to Australia by one of our group members, mentions the following:-
“This product constitutes of decolorized and deodorized lard (pig fat) in semi-solid state with permitted additives giving the product color, flavor and aroma similar to that of pure ghee color, flavor and aroma.” (Original report is with the sender of this letter).
Therefore, our consumer group had to boycott the use of this product as:-
a) Our muslim members cannot use this product as it is haram by religion
b) Our Hindu and Sikh members cannot use this product for burning of ghee lamps, religious functions or for preparing sweetmeats as places of worship which forbid the use of any animal oil/animal fat.
c) Our vegetarian friends who only consume vegetarian diet cannot consume the said product.
We believe that the “QBB Ghee” sold in Malaysia , Singapore and Brunei ever since BPCF closed down, is a product which is violating the related laws on the principle of “misrepresentation of label”. Therefore we hope that your goodself will take the appropriate action to stop the sale of this product.
Thanking you.
Letter signed by Mohd Kadir bin Mohd Karim (I/C No. 601223-10-6157)
Secretary of Kumpulan Konsumer Satu Malaysia (KKSM)
Note: Copy of this letter and analysis report sent to
YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abd. Khalid bin Ibrahim, Menteri Besar Selangor DE.
Attention: Ms. Tan Poh Hong
CEO
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority
5, Maxwell Road
Tower Block, MND Complex
Singapore 069110
Dear Madam
We wish to inform your goodself that for years, our consumer group as many other faithful consumers have been using “QQB” Ghee for various delicacies and religious functions without doubt, with full confidence that the said product is manufactured from the milk of dairy cows by its highly reputable manufacturer based in Queensland, Australia.
However, lately, we found that although the colour and aroma had now varied much, the taste seemed to be somewhat different. Therefore, we investigated this matter and concluded the following matters:
· Its manufacturer Butter Producers’ Co-operative Federation Ltd (BPCF) addressed as No. 489, Kingsford Smith Drive, Hamilton, Brisbane, Australia had ceased operations in September 2006 and was no longer listed in the website of Australian trade authority being http://www.austrade .gov.au/. In fact the satellite picture as the website http://maps. google.com shows that the following site is vacant land.
· Printed on the tin is that the said product is manufactured from milkfat of dairy cows of Australia and in even smaller and rather unclear script, it is mentioned that its manufacturer is Q.B.I. Packaging Sdn Bhd, No. 19, Lorong Keluli 1C, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja Selatan, 41050 Shah Alam, Selangor DE., Malaysia and that the said product is manufactured under license from QBB (Pte.) Ltd., Singapore .
· QBB Pte Ltd.., Singapore was originally the sole agent for “QBB” Ghee for Malaysia , Singapore and Brunei and it is not clear whether at the time when BPCF ceased operations in 2006, the “QBB” trademark rights were transferred from BPCF to QBB Ptd Ltd., Singapore . We suspect that Q.B.I. Packaging Sdn Bhd and QBB Ptd Ltd., Singapore are together carrying an act of piracy i.e. producing and selling a product whose legitimate manufacturing and sales rights were not transferred to them by its original manufacturer BPCF who was since wound up.
· The report of an analysis conducted by a reputable food technology laboratory in Australia on the contents of a 2-lb tin of this product, where the said tin was taken from Malaysia to Australia by one of our group members, mentions the following:-
“This product constitutes of decolorized and deodorized lard (pig fat) in semi-solid state with permitted additives giving the product color, flavor and aroma similar to that of pure ghee color, flavor and aroma.” (Original report is with the sender of this letter).
Therefore, our consumer group had to boycott the use of this product as:-
a) Our muslim members cannot use this product as it is haram by religion
b) Our Hindu and Sikh members cannot use this product for burning of ghee lamps, religious functions or for preparing sweetmeats as places of worship which forbid the use of any animal oil/animal fat.
c) Our vegetarian friends who only consume vegetarian diet cannot consume the said product.
We believe that the “QBB Ghee” sold in Malaysia , Singapore and Brunei ever since BPCF closed down, is a product which is violating the related laws on the principle of “misrepresentation of label”. Therefore we hope that your goodself will take the appropriate action to stop the sale of this product.
Thanking you.
Letter signed by Mohd Kadir bin Mohd Karim (I/C No. 601223-10-6157)
Secretary of Kumpulan Konsumer Satu Malaysia (KKSM)
Note: Copy of this letter and analysis report sent to
YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abd. Khalid bin Ibrahim, Menteri Besar Selangor DE.
There are a lot of flaws in this email that it can be said that the information in the mail is not true and the mail should not be forwarded anymore. More details on why it is not legit is as below..
First of all, I have not heard of Kumpulan Konsumer Satu Malaysia (KKSM). There are no records online of this organization.
Next, the states I/C number does not belong to Mohd Kadir bin Mohd Karim. I have checked the I/C number and it rightfully belongs to Boon Ching Keong.
Next, I checked with QBB Ghee's website.
More information can be obtained from the website of QBB Ghee at http://www.qbbghee.com/home.php and inquiries at http://www.qbbghee.com/columns.php?id=qbb.This is the reply from QBB Ghee,
We are sorry you are alarmed by the rumours spread by a fictitious and malicious writer,
QBB Halal Certificate can be read on our website under 'We are Certified' column.
Please read the following mail:
-----Original Message-----
From: Ariff [mailto:ariff@muis.gov.sg]
Sent: Thursday, 17 June, 2010 10:04 AM
To: Lim Peck Bin
Subject: Re: FW: Enquiry from QBB Website
Dear Mr Lim
This is our reply to Muslim public for your info.
Thank you for forwarding your Halal-related query to Muis.
Muis received similar feedback dated 3 Jun 2010 on the presence of lard
in QBB Pure Ghee product.
Our investigation revealed that the product is manufactured in Malaysia
by QBI Packaging Sdn Bhd, located at No. 19 Lorong Keluli 1C, 40150 Shah
Alam, Selangor.Malaysia. It is locally distributed by QBB Pte Ltd at Blk
3 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2, #05-12 Singapore 568050. Allegation that
the QBB Pure Ghee product is non-Halal is untrue due to the following:
i) The product is Halal-certified by the Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia
(Jakim) and the Halal certificate is valid till 15 Feb 2012.
ii) The product does not contain lard. This was further tested and
confirmed by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore.
For more information on the QBB Pure Ghee product, please contact QBB
Pte Ltd at tel: 64846090.
Thank you.
Mohd Ariff Salleh | Senior Executive | Halal Certification Strategic
Unit |DID: 6359 1161|Fax: 62594733 | Email: ariff @muis.gov.sg
Singapore Islamic Hub (Muis) | No. 273 Braddell Road, Singapore 579702
|Website: www.muis.gov.sg
QBB Halal Certificate can be read on our website under 'We are Certified' column.
Please read the following mail:
-----Original Message-----
From: Ariff [mailto:ariff@muis.gov.sg]
Sent: Thursday, 17 June, 2010 10:04 AM
To: Lim Peck Bin
Subject: Re: FW: Enquiry from QBB Website
Dear Mr Lim
This is our reply to Muslim public for your info.
Thank you for forwarding your Halal-related query to Muis.
Muis received similar feedback dated 3 Jun 2010 on the presence of lard
in QBB Pure Ghee product.
Our investigation revealed that the product is manufactured in Malaysia
by QBI Packaging Sdn Bhd, located at No. 19 Lorong Keluli 1C, 40150 Shah
Alam, Selangor.Malaysia. It is locally distributed by QBB Pte Ltd at Blk
3 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2, #05-12 Singapore 568050. Allegation that
the QBB Pure Ghee product is non-Halal is untrue due to the following:
i) The product is Halal-certified by the Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia
(Jakim) and the Halal certificate is valid till 15 Feb 2012.
ii) The product does not contain lard. This was further tested and
confirmed by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore.
For more information on the QBB Pure Ghee product, please contact QBB
Pte Ltd at tel: 64846090.
Thank you.
Mohd Ariff Salleh | Senior Executive | Halal Certification Strategic
Unit |DID: 6359 1161|Fax: 62594733 | Email: ariff @muis.gov.sg
Singapore Islamic Hub (Muis) | No. 273 Braddell Road, Singapore 579702
|Website: www.muis.gov.sg
To further strengthen that QBB Ghee is halal, below is the halal certificate for QBB Ghee products
As a conclusion, QBB Ghee is halal certified by JAKIM and the mail can be regarded as spam.
[UPDATE] JAKIM has suspended the Halal certification for QBI Packaging Sdn Bhd. This is due to doubtful results obtained during the test done on QBB Ghee. The certification is being suspended temporarily until JAKIM is satisfied with the halal status of the product.
For now, it is best to not use the product until this matter has been resolved.
[UPDATE 11 Oct 2010]QBB Pure Ghee is safe for Muslim consumption. This is based on test done by JAKIM and Jabatan Kimia Malaysia(JKM). It is found that it contains no trace of pork or substance of porcine origin.
QBB claims that they will reapply for a new halal certification. The news can be further read at
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20101010-241566.html
http://www.brudirect.com/index.php/2010100930829/Local-News/qbb-our-pure-ghee-is-halal.html
QBB claims that they will reapply for a new halal certification. The news can be further read at
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20101010-241566.html
http://www.brudirect.com/index.php/2010100930829/Local-News/qbb-our-pure-ghee-is-halal.html
Yours truly,
The following comment which was noted and translated from an Arabic website, gives us a deeper insight about the issue of whether QBB Ghee sold in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei actually constitutes of pig lard.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the following websites:
1) http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/07/03/10225548.html and
2) http://www.dubaicityguide.com/site/business-finance/data/Eng.%20%20Price%20List%20Group%202%20on%20May%2020092.xls.
3) http://www.economy.ae/English/Consumers/PricesAndMarketResearch/Pages/WeeklyPricereport.aspx
4) http://www.economy.ae/Documents/Thirds%20Group.pdf;
QBB is sold as Animal Shortening in various supermarket outlets in the United Arab Emirates. Further QBB is marked as a product of Singapore. Why? Is it because:
It is being produced under the licence of QBB Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
It is actually packed in a factory located in Singapore
It is shipped from Singapore
So far QBB Pte Ltd., Singapore only acknowledges that there its factory is located in Shah Alam, Malaysia.
As far as product classification is concerned, UAE’s classification is indeed credible. Mind you, the Ministry of Economy, United Arab Emirates has one of the best food labelling enforcement in Asia. Every time a food consignment is received at their ports, a random sample is taken and sent to government labs to determine its actual content.
From the website: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Animal+Shortening, we know that animal shortening is defined as lard (lahrd) purified internal fat of the abdomen of the hog or commercially retrieved pig fat.
And according to the Malaysian website: http://produkhalal.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/list-of-non-halal/,
Animal Shortening is defined as type of fat such as lard that is solid at room temperature, and is used for making pastry and is a non-halal product.
Why is then QBB still being categorised in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei as halal and sold as pure butterfat ghee when in the Arab world they had changed its labelling to animal shortening somewhere in 2006/2007 and classified it as non-halal once QBB’s production was shifted from Australia supposedly to Malaysia. Therefore in which region is it being labelled correctly and in which region is it being misrepresented to its consumers?
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ReplyDeletePak Cik kerja masak kenduri kahwin di Johor dan juga Melaka sudah lebih 30 tahun. Dulu ramai yang memilih Cow Brand Vegetable Ghee, tin biru dengan gambar lembu hitam putih di tengah. Benda ini dibuat sepenuhnya dari minyak sawit. Bahan pewarna dan perasanya pun dari bahan tumbuhan. Halal 100%. Mana jenis beriyani pun pakcik buat darinya memang lazat. Kemudian ada perubahan istilah dalam Akta Makanan Malaysia 1983, lalu namanya ditukar kepada Cow Brand Vanaspati. Vanaspati ini kalau tak salah pak cik, asalnya perkataan Sanskrit. Kemudian orang kita semakin mewah, mahu gunakan QBB Ghee yang lebih mahal yang masa tu memang dari susu lembu dan dibuat di Australia. Bagus juga mutu QBB masa itu. Beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini, pakcik dapati rasa QBB pun dah mula berubah. Pakcik dah mula syaki kandungan QBB bukan lagi seperti yang ditulis pada tinnya. Sebelum itu, pak cik dengar padang ternakan lembu susu di Australia banyak musnah akibat kemarau dan kebakaran hutan. Harga tepung susu, mentega, minyak sapi tulen semakin naik. Dekat sini banyak jenama minyak sapi yang kilangnya di Malaysia muncul dalam 10 tahun yang lalu. Semuanya pakcik dah cuba. Cakap saja, minyak sapi tulen, tapi kebanyakan rasa macam dibuat dari minyak sawit juga. Harga dua kali tinggi dari vanaspati. Sekali dua pakcik pernah masak dengan minyak sapi tulen diimport dari Eropah, namanya Green Mountain, tin hijau muda ada perkataan Arab dan banyak dijual di negara Islam, agak mahal tetapi memang minyak sapi tulen yang paling sedap dirasai. Pak cik tulis ini semua bagi orang tahu pengalaman pak cik pasal kisah minyak sapi ini. Pandai-pandai kita memilih, jangan terperangkap dengan tipu helah sesetengah pembuat tempatan.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteBB has been a target of a fictitious and malicious writer, this matter has been reported to the Malaysian Police.
You can check all the halal cert and media about it.
Please login our website www.qbbghee.com, click 'HALAL' under 'We are CERTIFIED' to view our Halal Certificate, expiry date at the bottom of the certificate shows 15 February 2012.
Or visit
http://loveqbb.wordpress.com/
Well, JAKIM (Halal Malaysia) has just removed Halal cert from QBB yesterday (Aug 23, 2010). So, go figure. Do we trust Singapore, MUIS, and QBB; or UAE and JAKIM?
ReplyDeleteMalaysia and UAE are Muslim country whereby JALIM is part of Malaysia government.
ReplyDeleteJALIM has always been the norm and guidelines of worldwide HALAL certification all these years and well known for it's standardization internationally.
Are you trying to mislead public not to trust Malaysia Halal standard? This can be serious offense!
Which one to believe now? QBB in its website claims that they receive a letter from JAKIM dated 19th August 2010 saying that the sample tested does not contain lard. At the same time JAKIM suspend the halal cert. Can somebody help to clear this matter soonest. Many muslims in Malaysia are using the brand during this month of Ramadhan for bubur lambuk, nasi minyak/beryani. Also for raya biscuit such as tart & makmur.
ReplyDeleteSalam, updated by Jakim on 23/08/2010
ReplyDeletehttp://www.halal.gov.my/v2/index.php?ty=content_view&id=NEW-20100823130121&type=NEW
PENGGANTUNGAN SIJIL PENGESAHAN HALAL SYARIKAT QBI PACKAGING SDN BHD
JAKIM mengambil keputusan untuk menggantung Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia kepada Syarikat QBI Packaging Sdn Bhd sehingga JAKIM berpuas hati status kehalalan produk berkenaan berkuatkuasa 19 Ogos 2010. Oleh yang demikian, QBI Packaging Sdn Bhd adalah dilarang serta merta menggunakan logo halal Malaysia pada semua produk berjenama QBB Pure Ghee.
Sekian, terima kasih.
Pengirim: admin Tarikh: 23/08/2010 Capaian : 47767
Tuan,
ReplyDeleteMungkin perlu siasatan lanjut berkenaan ini. Hopefully, the truth will be revealed
Jakim sudah menggantung sijil halal QBB
Rujukan
http://www.halal.gov.my/v2/index.php?ty=content_view&id=NEW-20100823130121&type=NEW
Bila nak tarik balik penjualannya Harga dah mahal lepas tu tipu pengguna pulak
ReplyDeletePengantungan Sijil Halal QBB
ReplyDeletebuat sementara waktu /
selama-lamanya?
Kedai² di luar sana masih menjual QBB walaupun pihak JAKIM telah melupuskan sijil halalnya. Bagaimana?
ReplyDeletePatutlah henti menjual QBB setakat ni..
ReplyDeletehttp://www.malaysiakini.com/news/141094
ReplyDeletehttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/25/nation/20100825174157&sec=nation
ReplyDeletePublished: Wednesday August 25, 2010 MYT 5:34:00 PM
QBB dismisses claims its pure ghee contains lard
I overheard someone talking in a restaurant that JAKIM’s report actually states that the substance in QBB Ghee is not butterfat at all but some fat substance where part of the molecule seems to resemble the DNA of the genus sus (the genus for the pig family). The technology used seems to be very highly developed and not known to local scientists. Seems that the major shareholder who bought over the QBB Pte. Ltd. after 2006 is in fact involved in the modified lard industry in Australia. Modified lard can be purchased at A$2.50 per kg in Australia (less than RM10 per kg.) and is used widely to replicate many dairy products. I think someone got very greedy and thought Malaysia is a good market to rip off. I am a member of ISKCON and we hope that barring all sensitivities, Malaysian authorities taken stern action on this food “atrocity”
ReplyDeletesalam,
ReplyDeleteThe point is Jakim only gantung the sijil halal. If they want to sell to public still can but the logo must be removed and put the thing on Non halal product area.. furthermore tha tauke or super market must put the latest news from JAKIM in their shop so the muslim will know and not buy the product...#
c ya
I think we must recpect the sensivity of other religion and always be carefull in doing anything especilally went it come to food matter. As we always concern about the hindu and sikh so we need to take similar action to other religion as well. Bussines is bussines but alaways thing a long term bussines and I way to achieved it is by doing bussines honestly.
ReplyDeletethank you
Sallam... perkara ini serious.. patut masuk surat khabar supaya umat Islam tidak tertipu.. apa pasal pula minyak sapi mau dicampur minyak babi.. lepas tu pakai logo halal.. sudah berapa banyak orang Islam termakan minyak ini.. pihak JAKIM tolong lah sebarkan dengan segera untuk pengetahuan umum.. sekiranya betul perkara ni pengeluar QBB harus di denda supaya menjadi penjagaran untuk pengeluar makanan yang lain. Terima kasih
ReplyDeletePakcik kerja masak kenduri kahwin di Pulau Pinang semenjak 1980an. Pada pendapat Pakcik, kita patut mengelakkan penggunaan minyak sapi tulen yang dihasilkan dari susu lembu dan juga sebarang barangan dari lemak binatang walaupun disahkan halal atas sebab-sebab kesihatan kerana kedua-dua jenis barangan ini banyak berlemak. Pakcik juga mendapati marjerin yang mengandungi minyak sawit, air dan garam sama ada Planta atau lain jenama tempatan juga kurang sesuai untuk masakan beriyani dan lauk-pauk. Kalau dari segi rasa dan juga kos, memadai kalau gunakan minyak sapi sayuran ataupun zaman sekarang dikenali sebagai vanaspati. Vanaspati pun ada dua jenis, satu yang separa terhidrogen yang kelihatan lembut dan sesuai untuk pemakanan manusia, sementara yang lagi satu penuh terhidrogen, kelihatan seperti lilin yang banyak dihasilkan di Malaysia dan juga di India. Itu banyak digunakan orang India untuk sembahyang buat pelita. Pakcik telah banyak mencuba pelbagai jenama vanaspati dari India, Arab, Eropah dan juga tempatan. Pada pendapat saya yang paling baik saya jumpai dan masih dijual di Penang ialah Cow Brand dari Holland juga dipanggil Cap Lembu, tin biru dengan gambar lembu hitam putih di tengah, tinnya untuk pasaran Malaysia dicetak dalam bahasa Malaysia dan bahasa Inggeris. Barang ini dibuat sepenuhnya dari minyak sawit dengan bahan tambah beta carotene yang menguatkan sistem kelalian badan disamping memberi rasa, wangi dan warna macam minyak sapi tulen. Halal 100%. Mana jenis beriyani pun pakcik buat darinya memang lazat. Jenama ini agak masyhur di Timur Tengah. Banyak catering di Malaysia menggunakannya tetapi memberitahu pengguna mereka pakai minyak sapi tulen seperti QBB. Ada juga yang menggunakan minyak biji matahari, minyak zaitun, minyak masak biasa, marjerin tempatan sebagai gantian kepada QBB. Mana boleh tahan pakai QBB sekarang dengan harganya menjulang tinggi. Lagipun QBB yang dijual di Malaysia tak original seperti dulu. Setahu pakcik pengilang asal QBB di Australia dah gulung tikar beberapa tahun dahulu. Dari segi kos, rasa dan juga segi kesihatan Pakcik sentiasa syorkan Cow Brand kepada pengguna pakcik.
ReplyDeletePakcik kerja masak kenduri kahwin di Pulau Pinang semenjak 1980an. Pada pendapat Pakcik, kita patut mengelakkan penggunaan minyak sapi tulen yang dihasilkan dari susu lembu dan juga sebarang barangan dari lemak binatang walaupun disahkan halal atas sebab-sebab kesihatan kerana kedua-dua jenis barangan ini banyak berlemak. Pakcik juga mendapati marjerin yang mengandungi minyak sawit, air dan garam sama ada Planta atau lain jenama tempatan juga kurang sesuai untuk masakan beriyani dan lauk-pauk. Kalau dari segi rasa dan juga kos, memadai kalau gunakan minyak sapi sayuran yang dikenali sebagai vanaspati menurut Akta Makanan 1983, itupun vanaspati yang separa terhidrogen yang kelihatan lembut dan sesuai untuk pemakanan manusia. Dari segi kesihatan, kita perlu mengelakkan dari menggunakan vanaspati penuh terhidrogen yang kelihatan seperti lilin. Dari pelbagai jenama vanaspati tempatan dan luar negeri yang Pakcik pernah mencuba, Pakcik mendapati yang paling baik sekali yang masih dijual di Penang adalah Cow Brand dari Holland juga dipanggil Cap Lembu, tin biru dengan gambar lembu hitam putih di tengah, tinnya untuk pasaran Malaysia dicetak dalam Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris. Barang ini dibuat sepenuhnya dari minyak sawit dengan bahan tambah beta carotene yang menguatkan sistem kelalian badan disamping memberi rasa, keharuman dan warna macam minyak sapi tulen. Pengeluarnya di Eropah mempunyai reputasi yang tinggi dan banyak mengeksportnya ke negara-negara Islam di Timur Tengah. Penguatkuasaan di Timur Tengah cukup baik dan sebarang bahan yang tak halal sama ada lemak binatang ataupun bahan menagihkan dapat dikesan dengan segera. Cow Brand Vanaspati ini terdiri sepenuhnya dari bahan tumbuhan dan tidak mengandungi langsung lemak binatang, bahan beralkohol, bahan yang menagihkan, halia atau bawang putih; menjadikannya produk yang bukan sahaja boleh diambil oleh oleh orang Islam tetapi juga oleh pengikut mana-mana agama di dunia. Menurut pengimportnya di Kuala Lumpur yang Pakcik pernah telefon, olehkerana Cow Brand Vanaspati ini merupakan barangan import, Jabatan Kesihatan Pelabuhan Kelang bertanggungjawab mengesahkan kandungannya seperti yang dilabelkan dan menuruti Akta Makanan 1983 dan Akta Perihal Dagangan 1972 setiap kali diimport masuk ke Malaysia. Mana-mana jenis nasi beriyani yang Pakcik buat dari Cow Brand Vanaspati memang lazat. Di Malaysia, banyak catering menggunakan Cow Brand Vanaspati tetapi memberitahu pengguna mereka pakai minyak sapi tulen seperti QBB. Ada juga yang menggunakan minyak biji matahari, minyak zaitun, minyak masak biasa, marjerin tempatan sebagai gantian kepada QBB. Mana boleh tahan pakai QBB sekarang dengan harganya menjulang tinggi. Lagipun QBB yang dijual di Malaysia tak original seperti dulu. Menurut anak buah Pakcik yang pandai melayar internet, pengilang asal QBB di Australia dah gulung tikar beberapa tahun dahulu. Lagipun, pihak penguatkuasa Emiriyah Arab Bersatu semenjak beberapa tahun lalu sedang mengkelaskan QBB sebagai animal shortening dan bukan sebagai pure butterfat ghee atau pure butterghee iaitu sebagai minyak sapi tulen. Dari segi kos, rasa dan juga segi kesihatan Pakcik sentiasa syorkan Cow Brand Vanaspati kepada pengguna Pakcik. Maklumat tambahan boleh didapati dari laman web: http://www.dishhad.com/cms/index.php
ReplyDeleteComments by Mr. M. D. Wilson, last general manager of the original QBB manufacturer:
ReplyDeleteFrom 1946 upto to 2006, QBB Ghee was first produced by Queensland Butter Board, later known as Butter Marketing Board and finally known as Butter Producers Co-operative Federation (BPCF), Brisbane, Australia. This product was up to 2006 pure butterfat ghee produced from the milk of dairy cows. I am sure of that as I was the last general manager of this firm. Based on a joint decision by all shareholders, BPCF's factory and warehouse in Brisbane was closed down in 2006 and BPCF was finally liquidated in 2007. The agent for QBB for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei was all the while Sadka Bros. in Singapore, a firm owned by Singaporeans and Australians of Jewish descent. These people do not eat pork and will never condone to lard being added into their product. However somewhere after 2000, they sold of their shareholdings to Dairy Farmers of Australia, who eventually changed the name to QBB Pte. Ltd., Singapore. If you were to look at the Information Resources issued by ACRA of Singapore, the principal activities of QBB Pte. Ltd. now is preparing, canning and preserving of livestock and livestock products which indicate animal fat and tissue products. This completely different from dairy products which indicate cow's milk based products.
From 2007 onwards, Dairy Farmers have been supplying the raw material directly to QBI Packaging in Shah Alam who have packed QBB Ghee since then. Somewhere in 2007, the Ministry of Economy, United Arab Emirates had enforced on QBB Pte. Ltd. Singapore to categorise QBB sold in UAE as animal shortening. This can be seen in the following websites:
1) http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/07/03/10225548.html and
2) http://www.dubaicityguide.com/site/business-finance/data/Eng.%20%20Price%20List%20Group%202%20on%20May%2020092.xls.
3) http://www.economy.ae/English/Consumers/PricesAndMarketResearch/Pages/WeeklyPricereport.aspx
4) http://www.economy.ae/Documents/Thirds%20Group.pdf;
which indicate that QBB is sold as animal shortening in United Arab Emirates since 2007 and listed as a product of Singapore as it is manufactured under the licence of QBB Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
Ministry of Economy, United Arab Emirates is world renowned for its food labelling enforcement. Every food product container received at its port is checked to determine its actual content by lab analysis.
We know that animal shortening is the industrial definition of pig lard usually extracted and thereafter purified from the abdomen of pigs. It is quite clear to me that QBB Ghee sold not only in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei but in other parts of Asia, Australia from 2007 right until its halal certification revocation by JAKIM, Malaysia in August 2010 contained pig lard as butterfat prices were too skyhigh to make a handsome profit for Dairy Farmers. Despite all this, JAKIM still wants to certify QBB as pure butterfat ghee. This is indeed very heartbreaking for all of us who were in involved in ensuring QBB was pure butterfat ghee prior to 2006.
Mesyuarat Panel Pengesahan Halal Malaysia Bil. 23/2010 pada 01 November 2010 memutuskan bahawa:
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3) Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) memaklumkan bahawa produk Minyak Sapi jenama ‘QBB Pure Ghee’ keluaran Syarikat QBI Packaging Sdn. Bhd menepati konsep Halalan Toyyiban dan dengan itu Syarikat QBI Packaging Sdn. Bhd diluluskan mulai 1 November 2010. Sijil Pengesahan Halal ini diberikan setelah pemeriksaan dilakukan secara terperinci dengan menggunakan pendekatan ‘product traceability’ di mana tiga (3) elemen telah digunapakai iaitu ‘supplier traceability’, ‘process traceability’ dan ‘costumer traceability’.
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SAYA BERSETUJU DENGAN PAKCIK MOHAMAD,TAK PAYAH PAKAI MINYAK SAPI NAK MASAK NASI BERYANI ,SAYA GUMA MARGARINE ATAU MINYAK YANG BERASASKAN KELAPA SAWIT,TAK ADA ANIMAL ORIGIN PASTI HALAL
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