MALAYSIA, NEW ZEALAND INK AGREEMENT ON HALAL CERTIFICATION

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and New Zealand Monday inked an
agreement on halal certification for meat and meat products produced in New
Zealand for exports to Malaysia.

Veterinary Services Department director-general Dr Abd Aziz Jamaluddin
said with the signing of the Malaysia Meat and Meat Products Halal Requirements
(Overseas Market Access Notification) Notice 2010, Malaysians need no longer
worry about the halal status of meat and dairy products from New Zealand.

He said this to reporters after the agreement signing here Monday.

Also present were New Zealand's High Commissioner to Malaysia David Kersey,
New Zealand's Food Safety Authority director-general Wayne MacNee and Malaysian
Islamic Development Department (Jakim) Halal Hub director Zainal Abidin Jaffar.
-- BERNAMA