No pig DNA detected in two Cadbury products - Jamil Khir

No pig DNA has been detected in two Cadbury chocolate products, confirmed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom in a press conference on Monday.

The decision was arrived at by the Chemistry Department which had certified both the products, Cadbury Roasted Almond and Cadbury Hazelnut, as free from pig DNA.

"The suspension of the halal certificate issued to Cadbury will be discussed and if there are no objections, it will be reissued.

“However before the certificate is reissued, JAKIM will visit all of Cadbury’s factories,” Jamil said.

Apart from the two products, the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) had also conducted tests on four other products in the same processing batch and five samples of raw materials that could potentially contain animal products.

The Health Ministry recently detected two samples of the Cadbury chocolate, namely the Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut and Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond which contained pig DNA (porcine).

The issue first came to light on May 23 which led to a special meeting that was held between the Health Ministry, the Department of Standards and the Chemistry Department the following day.