Festival greetings on products allowed but not for display in halal-certified premises
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Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri has clarified that a festival greeting is allowed on a product if its purpose is not for display in halal-certified premises.
His explanation came following an incident involving a bakery shop which delivered a pre-ordered cake with "Happy Holidays" greeting instead of "Merry Christmas" as originally requested by the client...
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