The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) has clarified it has not received any halal certification application from Starbucks Singapore to date.
In a statement released on Thursday (May 14), MUIS also said it has told the coffee chain to remove or amend the signage referring to its transition towards halal certification or any reference to it, after a Facebook post that went viral showed a sign suggesting pets would be banned as part of halal certification plans.
“MUIS takes a serious view of this matter. Any reference to halal certification status, preparations towards halal certification, or an ongoing halal application process prior to halal certification approval is strictly not permitted,” said a MUIS spokesperson.
“Such representations can mislead the public and may constitute a breach of MUIS Halal Certification Conditions (HCC).”
MUIS has also instructed the coffee chain to “cease all unauthorised references to halal certification status or application progress across all public-facing communications and materials.”
