Most if not all supermarkets in Malaysia would usually separate halal items from non-halal ones to make it easier for Muslim customers. The same is applied to the fresh meat section to avoid accidental purchases.
Now, imagine going about your day shopping at the supermarket when suddenly, you come across fresh frog meat (non-halal) being sold in the fresh fish section.
Earlier this week, a customer was horrified to discover that frog legs were displayed next to the fresh fish at the NSK Selayang supermarket. In his Facebook post, the customer accused the supermarket of mixing non-halal meat with halal ones and warned other Muslim customers to be careful when going shopping there.
“I already filed a complaint at the supermarket but they said they had no idea so I filed a complaint to the authorities,” the customer wrote. The post went viral and sparked outrage among netizens with most being disgusted that the frog legs were mixed with the fresh fish and shellfish.
After much backlash, NSK Selayang responded to the customer’s complaint. According to their statement, no fresh frog legs were sold that day as there appeared to have been a misunderstanding. The supervisor in charge clarified that the frog legs were meant to be sent to the NSK Kuchai outlet and that the staff were not aware that they were frog legs, thus putting them on display.
It was also said that the non-halal meat was quickly removed once they were made aware of the situation. “A stern warning has been given so this will not happen again in the future. Thank you for your understanding,” the company wrote. This wasn’t the first time NSK was accused of mixing non-halal meat with halal ones.
Back in 2019, the NSK Kuchai outlet was accused of mixing pork with halal meat after a video of staff unloading the meat from a lorry went viral. The company later clarified that it was an old resolved issue that for some reason had resurfaced online, suspecting that someone wanted to spread slander.
Sources: Facebook (1)(2), mStar
