Halal is a critical issue in society due to the rise of awareness and significant alertness among consumers in getting halal food resources. Therefore, the concept of halalan toyyiban is used as a benchmark to determine the halal status of food products especially for Muslims. This study was aimed to examine the levels of adherence of Malay traders to halal laws which was focused on the Muallim district of Perak. Using a combined method, this study that involved 40 Malay traders, focused on the traders' knowledge regarding the halal concept and halal laws. The hygiene and safety practices among Malay traders when handling food were also examined. Information and views from Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIPk), Tanjong Malim District Council (MDTM), Muallim District Health Office and Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Tapah, were taken into consideration as the main terms of reference in this study. The findings showed that 80% of the respondents had high levels of adherence while the remaining 20% of respondents had moderately high levels of adherence. In the aspect of theme, nine out of 11 themes had high levels of knowledge and only two themes obtained moderately high levels. This means that the levels of adherence of the Malay traders to halal laws in Muallim, Perak were high. However, improvements still need to be done to increase the adherence of Malay traders to halal laws.
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To Cite this Article: Yusof, N. S., & Suhaili, S. (2019). The Adherence of Malay Traders to Halal Laws in Muallim District, Perak. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(5), 861–868.
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