{
  "id": 17913783,
  "title": "Malaysia’s halal chicken scandal exposes hygiene breaches at filthy plant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/malaysias-halal-chicken-scandal-exposes-hygiene-breaches-at-filthy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T04:40:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3373079/malaysias-halal-chicken-scandal-exposes-hygiene-breaches-filthy-plant"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia’s halal safeguards are under scrutiny after filthy conditions and suspected slaughtering breaches at a chicken plant sparked demands to explain how it ignored warnings and operated for years without certification. The hygiene failures at the Puchong facility came to light after authorities seized more than 6.5 tonnes of chicken during a raid last week. The factory, which processes more…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}