Health Foods and Supplements (6)

Food label - Expiry date

Make sure that the chosen food is not past its expiry dat

Food label - Manufacturing information

Name and address of manufacturer/packaging/agent (including imported product

Food label - Storing instructions

Follow the recommended storing instructions

Food label - List of ingredients

Ingredients used in the product listed according to weight in descending order

Importance of halal food status

Eateries or food products which display the Halal Malaysia logo certify that the food sold in the eatery or the food product is halal

Halal Malaysia logo

Act was drafted in Malaysia to protect the welfare of users from dangers of health and fraud related to food

Food Act 1983

Definition of halal

Means allowed or permitted by Hukum Syarak

Example of health food

Example of health supplement