Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim suggested that the food for the free breakfast programme be sourced locally in the individual districts throughout the country. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Anwar suggested that the food for the free breakfast programme be sourced locally in the individual districts throughout the country.“We can do this through tender and a big contract to big bosses, or we can do through tender but with the conditions that it is mandatory to take food that is halal, of quality, and clean from all districts,” he said, adding that such food should also not have excessive sugar levels.
He spoke of a project to provide wooden chairs and tables to students, where the contract was given to a big company that was then required to find smaller companies to supply the items according to specifications. Anwar was speaking at a forum titled “Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Umat” , which was part of the Halal Fiesta Malaysia hosted by the Prime Minister's Department.
“So don't introduce a concept that can cause enmity. If we say halal is only for Muslims, Muslim entrepreneurs for Muslims only, it's not true. Anwar said the halal concept does not only cover whether a product has ingredients that are haram or forbidden to Muslims such as lard, or how an animal was slaughtered.