The story broke in late May with Malaysia's Ministry of Health stating that the halal status of two flavours of Cadbury chocolate, made in Malaysia, were no longer confirmed with the finding of pig DNA in the chocolate. By early June however, JAKIM had not found any such contamination in Cadbury chocolate.
Bernama quotes the Director of the Islamic Development Department (JAKIM), Datuk Othman Mustapha, who explains that the findings of the Chemistry Department are the only ones that may be taken into consideration as it is the only the department has the expertise to conduct highly specialised tests. The Ministry of Health lab used for the tests has been accredited by the Standards Department to conduct tests on meat and seafood based products but not processed food like chocolate.
Othman also pointed out that the tests conducted by the Ministry of Health were based on samples available on the commercial market, which could have been contaminated, whereas JAKIM's tests were based on samples direct from Cadbury Malaysia's factory.
Previous stories on the matter are blogged here:
24 May: Cadbury Malaysia recalls the chocolate.
29 May: The National Fatwa Council in Malaysia weighs in on the implications of having consumed such chocolate.
31 May: Indonesia conducts its own tests on Cadbury chocolate.
2 June: Saudi Arabia tests Cadbury chocolate.
3 June: JAKIM says extensive tests on Cadbury chocolate of several flavours, direct from the factory, are negative for pig DNA.