{
  "id": 17373713,
  "title": "Puchong chicken supplier shut for two weeks after halal breach discovery, restaurants told to stop buying from it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/puchong-chicken-supplier-shut-for-two-weeks-after-halal-breach",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T09:23:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/31/puchong-chicken-supplier-shut-for-two-weeks-after-halal-breach-discovery-restaurants-told-to-stop-buying-from-it/241453"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Puchong-based chicken supplier, suspected of lacking valid halal certification, was discovered utilizing an electric water-bath stunning method. The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) chairman, Datuk Salehuddin Saidin, informed that the electrical voltage used was deemed too high, causing the chickens to perish before the slaughter process. On October 31, a joint raid by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais), police, Selangor Department of Environment (DOE), Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), and Petaling District Health Office targeted the premises. Preliminary investigations revealed that the factory had been in operation since 2004, allegedly owned by a Muslim, and supplied processed chicken to Muslim-owned restaurants. Salehuddin emphasized that the factory's actions were highly irresponsible and called for restaurant owners to cease purchasing from the supplier and report any suspicious information to relevant authorities. The authorities ordered the factory to close for two weeks under health regulations for further assessment, seizing over 6.5 tonnes of raw chicken worth RM85,400 during the operation.",
  "summary": "SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 — A premises in Puchong, suspected of slaughtering, processing and distributing chicken without...",
  "key_points": [
    "Puchong chicken supplier shut for two weeks due to halal certification breach",
    "Electrical water-bath stunning method used by the supplier, causing chicken deaths",
    "Authorities ordered factory closure for health assessment and seized chicken stock"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The use of improper stunning methods and unverified certification undermines the integrity of the local halal supply chain, forcing restaurant owners to reassess their sourcing to avoid religious non-compliance.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}