In a statement, the convenience store chain said it had also halted the supply of the product by Shake and Bake Café to all outlets.
“As a point of information, only 16 KK Concept Stores carry this product,” it said, referring to the type of outlet at the university’s campus.
This comes after concerns were raised about the use of the halal logo on the pre-packed sandwiches.
Two KK Mart Concept Stores at UM have since been shut down.
KK Mart also said it had issued a letter of demand on Jan 10 to the supplier through its legal team, David Gurupatham & Koay (Advocates & Solicitors), and filed a police report on Jan 11.
“Shake And Bake Café Sdn Bhd provided a halal certificate for the chicken ham and cheese layers for our reference.
“Shake and Bake Café was not authorised to use the ‘KK Super Mart’ logo on the sandwich packaging. The labelling was done by Shake And Bake Café,” it said.
KK Mart said it was aware of the raid conducted last Friday on the supplier’s factory by the Islamic development department (Jakim) and the domestic trade and cost of living ministry. It expressed its readiness to fully cooperate with the authorities.
“To safeguard the trust and safety of our customers, full cooperation will be provided to ensure strict action is taken against any party that undermines the confidence and well-being of our customers,” it said.
“KK Super Mart remains committed to maintaining the highest standards in delivering quality and ensuring the integrity of our products.
“The company also takes such matters seriously and continuously implements measures to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future.”
Pre-packed sandwich, supplier not halal-certified, says Jakim
Separately, Jakim confirmed that the sandwich in question, along with the company manufacturing it, does not have a halal certification.
“Therefore, the company’s act of printing the Malaysian halal logo on the product label constitutes a violation under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011, specifically the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Halal) Order 2011,” it said in a statement on Facebook.
“Legal action has already been taken by the domestic trade and cost of living ministry.”