HALAL STANDARD FOR AQUACULTURE FEED
Animal feed is regarded as one of the Critical
Control Points in animal production. This is due to the fact that non-halal
feeding practices may affect the Halal and tayyib status of animals fed with
non-halal and filthy feed. Repeated episodes of improper feeding practices in
aquaculture production reported in the media and the gazette of the Fatwa that
prohibits the feeding of cultivated fish with non-halal feed, as well as the
non-availability of a specific standard for halal animal feed production in the
country has created the necessity for the establishment of a halal standard for
feed to ensure halal and tayyib food supply chain from farm to fork. This
standard on halal animal feed was therefore developed based on analysis and
examination of national and international animal feed and halal-related
standards. Hence, this is the first research that proposes a standard for Halal
aquaculture feed preparation, production, storage, and distribution. This proposed standard could be used as a reference
for Standard Malaysia and Halal certification authority in Malaysia for the
development of a Halal standard for aquaculture feed production at the national
level. Given the fact that a halal standard for animal feed has not been issued
by JAKIM, and there are critical demands and necessities among the feed
industries and farmers, this proposed halal feed standard shall contribute to
the improvement in the production of safer and halal aquaculture feed in
Malaysia.
- NURULAINA SAIDIN
- FADILAH ABD RAHMAN
- MOHD ASHROF ZAKI YAAKOB
- HANIFAH MUSA FATHULLAH HARUN
- ZULAIPA RUZULAN
- ZAKIAH SAMORI
