JAKIM announces Cadbury chocolate direct from the factory is halal

In a new twist to the Cadbury's chocolate contamination saga, new tests by Malaysian authorities now show that Cadbury chocolate may have been halal all along. 

A Reuters story reports that Malaysia's Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) said none of the 11 samples it tested, including Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Hazelnut and Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond, the two flavours which had originally been tested positive for contamination, as well as other products delivered directly from the company's factory had shown positive results for porcine DNA.
  
JAKIM will not reinstate the halal certification for both flavours until more tests are done for the Cadbury supply chain, the Reuters story further said. 

Source: Cadbury Malaysia website.

On 30 May, Cadbury maintained that its confidence that its products are halal.

With chocolate delivered directly from the Cadbury Malaysia factory to JAKIM found to be free of pig DNA, whereas chocolate tested off shop shelves by the Ministry of Health having been found to be contaminated, questions are now raised as to whether the contamination could have occurred along the supply chain after the factory, or if it happened during the testing process.

The news follows an announcement that Cadbury chocolate is being tested in Saudi Arabia for contamination as a security measure.